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Motive

speaker

Meaning

Noun

An
or communication that makes one want to
, especially from
; a
prompting.
An
to
in a particular way; a
or
that makes one want to do something; anything that
a
of
ion.
A
or other
that can move.
In Law:
Something which
someone to want to
a
; a
for
behaviour.
In Architecture:
A motif.
In Music:
A
; a
or
, especially one that is
to the work or often repeated.

Verb

To
or
by a
or
; to move.

Adj

Causing
; having power to
, or
to
Relating to
to its cause
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