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motive


motive - noun

  • 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
  • a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
  • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

    • motive - adjective

    • causing or able to cause motion
    • impelling to action

    motive - thesaurus

    motif   motivating   motivation   motivative   motor   need  

    Scrabble score for motive

    m is 3 o is 1 t is 1 i is 1 v is 4 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 11

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