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Meaning of motive
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motive
adj 1: causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force";
"motive power"; "motor energy" [syn: {motive(a)},
{motor}]
2: impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language
has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive
pleas"; "motivating arguments" [syn: {motivative(a)},
{motive(a)}, {motivating}]
n 1: 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" [syn: {motivation}, {motive}, {need}]
2: a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
[syn: {motif}, {motive}]
3: a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or
colors, as in architecture or decoration [syn: {motif},
{motive}]
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