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motive

/'moʊtɪv/

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noun
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
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"he acted with the best of motives"

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motivation need

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psychological feature
noun
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
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motif

type of:
musical theme idea theme melodic theme
adjective
impelling to action
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"motive pleas"

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motivating motivative causative
adjective
causing or able to cause motion
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"a motive force" "motive power"

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motor causative
noun
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
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motif

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figure design pattern

Examples of motive

"he acted with the best of motives"
"motive pleas"
"a motive force"
"motive power"