DEFINITION: To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Sinspire: /sin spire/ When Vicky could not reason with her students, she would sinspire them with threats to do her bidding…which always worked! Etymology: Sin (commit a faux pas or a fault) & Inspire (supply the inspiration for; urge on or encourage) Created by: Nosila.
Bullivate: /boo l-ee-veyt/ Christine is very good at getting action out of people. She will bullivate her coworkers whenever she thinks they are getting complacent about doing her work. Etymology: bully (a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people) + motivate (to give incentive to) Created by: artr.
Petrifimotivate: /pe- tri- fi- MO-ti-vate/ The over controlling mother got her son to clean up his room by pretrifimotivating him with subtle reminders of his continuing bedwetting issues. Etymology: A blend of petrify (with a play on the word petty) and motivate Created by: denise.
Intimivate: /in-TIM-eh-vayt/ Miranda is a petty tyrant who will not hesitate to use silly little threats in a misguided effort to intimivate people to do her bidding. Etymology: Blend of ‘intimidate’ (to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear) and ‘motivate’ (to provide with a motive or motives; incite; impel) Created by: Mustang.
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