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   motive

   /ˈməʊtɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a reason for doing something: "police were unable to establish a motive for his murder" Similar reasonmotivationmotivating forcerationalegroundscausebasisoccasionthinkingthe whys and whereforesobjectpurposeintentiondesignincentiveinducementimpulseincitementinfluencelureinspirationstimulusstimulationspurgoadprovocationpressurepersuasionconsideration
   • 2. a motif in art, literature, or music. Similar motifthemeideaconceptsubjecttopicleitmotiftropeelement

   adjective

   • 1. producing physical or mechanical motion: "the charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke"
   • 2. causing or being the reason for something: "the motive principle of a writer's work"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French motif (adjective used as a noun), from late Latin motivus, from movere ‘to move’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. motiveless adjective
   • 2. motivelessly adverb
   • 3. motivelessness noun
   • 4. motivity noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   Learn the meaning of motive as a noun and an adjective, and see how to use it in different contexts. Find out the synonyms, antonyms, and related words for motive in English.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word motive, which can be a noun, adjective, or verb. Motive can refer to a stimulus to action, a recurrent phrase or figure in music, or a motif in composition.

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   something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive. Synonyms: cause, ground, occasion, influence, spur, stimulus, incitement, motivation. the goal or object of a person's actions: Her motive was revenge. (in art, literature, and music) a motif.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word motive, which means a reason for doing something. Find synonyms, collocations, pictures and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Find out the meaning of motive as a noun and see how to say it in different languages. Motive is a reason for doing something, such as killing someone.