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

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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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Ruserouse

Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: rooz-rouz

Sentence: True Story: I was waiting in line for a ride at Disney World. A very dissheveled father, in line in front of me, told his winey kid that Disney will make him leave the park if he doesn't behave. His ruserouse worked, and the rest of the wait was much more pleasent.

Etymology: Ruse: a trick, stratagem. + Rouse: to stir or incite.

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Motihate

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: moh-ti-hate

Sentence: Iris was a world-class motihater with such gems as "If you don't clean your room I will sell you to the government for cloning experiments," and "The next time you bring home anything less than a 'C' on a paper I will have to crush your foot so you can draw a disability check for the rest of your life since you obviously won't earn enough to live on!"

Etymology: Moti(vate) + hate

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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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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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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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Prospur

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Pros-SPUR

Sentence: Bob's nobloquy was the prospur Roxie need to win the "Scientist of the Year" award

Etymology: PROSPUR: Blend of prosper: to thrive, succeed, to win & SPUR: something that goads one into action. NOBLOQUY: nob, a person top in his/her field, or position in life. "to chide or speak of a "nob" in order to motivate."

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COMMENTS:

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-24: 09:52:00

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