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

Bullivate

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: boo l-ee-veyt

Sentence: 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)

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