remotivate

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ motivate.

Verb

remotivate (third-person singular simple present remotivates, present participle remotivating, simple past and past participle remotivated)

1. To motivate again.
   • 1990 April 7, Jennie McKnight, “N.C. Activists Mobilize To Oust Helms”, in Gay Community News, page 7:

     Despite a desire to put together some kind of opposition, several months passed with little action. But the group got remotivated on Jan. 13 […] when Helms announced his re-election bid.

   • 2007 May 4, Jad Mouawad, “For New Chief, BP’s Problems Range From Rusted Pipes to a Tarnished Image”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Some insiders said the chief executive’s priority would be to remotivate employees and restore confidence in a shaken company.

Anagrams

• ottave rime