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DEFINITION: To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats.

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Promptabitadmon

Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: prom-pet-ab-it-ada-mon

Sentence: When she tried to promptabitadmon him he simply scoffed at her little cautions.

Etymology: prompt:to motivate + bit:little small amount + admonish:to discipline or threaten

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Intimivate

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: in-TIM-eh-vayt

Sentence: 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)

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Sinspire

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sin spire

Sentence: 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)

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Petrifimotivate

Created by: denise

Pronunciation: pe- tri- fi- MO-ti-vate

Sentence: 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

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Threativate

Created by: freakystyley

Pronunciation: tre-tee-vate

Sentence: "A threativate here and there won't hurt anyone," Marty went on, "in fact, it can raise our production of baloney sandwich holders ten-fold Ed!"

Etymology: [Threat]en (to make known the intention of hurting someone else - physically, mentally or spiritually) + Mo[tivate] (a positive prompt or action that inadvertently bears sweet rewards down the road)

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Falsimpetus

Created by: KelleyToohey

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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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:

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-24: 09:56:00

Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-24: 15:51:00

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Inductricate

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: induc-trick-ate

Sentence: It was so easy for her to inductricate her husband into buying everything she wanted.

Etymology: inductricate: induc for induce + tric for trick + ate for the way those inducing tricks are taken in ... plus a play on the word indoctrinate

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