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      demotivate
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      dede- · Latin · reversal, removalmoveremot- · Latin · to move-ivus-iv · Latin · tending to-atus-ate · Latin · to make, do
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      Where does demotivate come from?

      The word demotivate breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: de-, from Latin de (“reversal, removal”); mot, from Latin movere (“to move”); -iv, from Latin -ivus (“tending to”); and -ate, from Latin -atus (“to make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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