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- Definition
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- motive :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
- we did not understand his motivation|he acted with the best of motives
- motive :causing or able to cause motion
- a motive force|motive power|motor energy
- motive :impelling to action
- it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function|motive pleas|motivating arguments
- motive :a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
- motive :a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration