motive
adjective
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impelling to action
it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap
motive pleas
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causing or able to cause motion
a motive force
motive power
noun
- 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
- 2
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- 3
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
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