Usually means: Reduce enthusiasm, discourage, sap motivation.
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  1. demotivate: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. demotivate: Collins English Dictionary
  3. demotivate: Wordnik
  4. demotivate: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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  8. demotivate: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. demotivate: Urban Dictionary

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verb:  (transitive) To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.

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