Motivate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage. To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
Example sentence: My philosophy is that you don't motivate players with speeches; you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in, and those are the guys that are competitive. You can not teach competitiveness.
Actuate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.To incite to action; to motivate.