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Motive

ˈməʊtɪv

Motive definitions
noun
motive motives
  1. a reason for doing something

    "police were unable to establish a motive for his murder"

    reason motivation motivating force rationale grounds cause basis occasion thinking the whys and wherefores object purpose intention design
  2. a motif in art, literature, or music
    motif theme idea concept subject topic leitmotif trope element
adjective
motive
  1. producing physical or mechanical motion

    "the charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke"

    kinetic driving impelling propelling propulsive operative moving motor
  2. causing or being the reason for something

    "the motive principle of a writer's work"