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DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.
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Negivate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: neg/i/vate
Sentence: With the use of browbeating, a loud voice and threats, my boss can negivate any employee.
Etymology: negative + motivate
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COMMENTS:
I think I once worked for your boss... - Nosila, 2009-12-23: 08:14:00
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Goadivate
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gōdəvāt
Sentence: Sarah was always told that it is better to get people going with a carrot rather than a stick. Her take on this is to goadivate her workers by occasionally slapping them upside the head with the carrot.
Etymology: goad (a thing that stimulates someone into action) + motivate, stimulate someone*s interest in or enthusiasm for doing something)
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COMMENTS:
Goad word! - Nosila, 2009-12-23: 08:16:00
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Admonage
Created by: phanson
Pronunciation: add - monn - adge
Sentence: My mother used to admonage me to clean my room, by threatening to cut of my limbs if I did not
Etymology: Encouragement, Admonish
Threativate
Created by: wniffene
Pronunciation: Thre-tee-vate
Sentence: Dude, my mom totally threativated me to mow the lawn.
Etymology: Threat+Motivate
Threatanize
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: threat-a-nice
Sentence: Gary wouldn't do the dishes, so Molly had to threatanize him with abstinence.
Etymology: threaten + galvanize
Punishectomy
Created by: stormee
Pronunciation: Pun-ish-ek-toe-me
Sentence: Punishectomy was used, when the child brought home poor grades.
Etymology: To threaten removal of anything of enjoyment.
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COMMENTS:
Good word and a bit scary sounding!!! - wordmeister, 2006-12-20: 09:57:00
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Nagivate
Created by: llimllib
Pronunciation: `Nag-i-vate
Sentence: My wife tried to nagivate me into washing the dishes, but my game of Madden was much too important.
Etymology: Nag + Motivate -> Nagivate
Hextortion
Created by: cannibalgymnastics
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I haven't the money to spare to give to the 'Retired Pro-Wrestlers Charity', but they threatened to break my legs unless I contributed. Its hextortion I tells ya!"
Etymology:
Mothreavational
Created by: missparaguay1991
Pronunciation: as in mothrea - vational
Sentence: No sex for one week? that's very mothreavational!
Etymology: mothreavational /mo/ prefix + /threa/ from E. threat meaning warining on something imminent + /vational/ sufix
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