Motive (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
  2. the goal or object of a person's actions: Her motive was revenge.
  3. (in art, literature, and music) a motif.
adjective
  1. causing, or tending to cause, motion.
  2. pertaining to motion.
  3. prompting to action.
  4. constituting a motive or motives.
verb (used with object), mo·tived, mo·tiv·ing.
  1. to motivate.
  1. a combining form of motive: automotive.
noun
  1. the reason for a certain course of action, whether conscious or unconscious
  2. a variant of motif (def. 2)
adjective
  1. of or causing motion or action
  2. of or acting as a motive; motivating
verb (tr)
  1. to motivate
Motive (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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