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Definition of motive
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Motive
(n.) That which
moves;
a
mover.
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Spring
::
Spring
(v. i.) To issue or
proceed,
as from a
parent
or
ancestor;
to
result,
as from a
cause,
motive,
reason,
or
principle..
Dissuasion
::
Dissuasion
(n.) A
motive
or
consideration
tending
to
dissuade;
a
dissuasive.
Suspection
::
Suspectful
(a.) Apt to
suspect
or
mistrust;
full of
suspicion;
suspicious;
as, to be
suspectful
of the
motives
of
others..
Operative
::
Operative
(a.)
Having
the power of
acting;
hence,
exerting
force,
physical
or
moral;
active
in the
production
of
effects;
as, an
operative
motive..
Automaton
::
Automaton
(v. i.) A
self-moving
machine,
or one which has its
motive
power
within
itself;
--
applied
chiefly
to
machines
which
appear
to
imitate
spontaneously
the
motions
of
living
beings,
such as men,
birds,
etc..
Frame
::
Frame (n.) The
skeleton
structure
which
supports
the
boiler
and
machinery
of a
locomotive
upon its
wheels.
Strain
::
Strain
(n.) Any
sustained
note or
movement;
a song; a
distinct
portion
of an ode or other poem; also, the
pervading
note, or
burden,
of a song, poem,
oration,
book, etc.;
theme;
motive;
manner;
style;
also, a
course
of
action
or
conduct;
as, he spoke in a noble
strain;
there was a
strain
of woe in his
story;
a
strain
of
trickery
appears
in his
career..
Equivocal
::
Equivocal
(a.)
Capable
of being
ascribed
to
different
motives,
or of
signifying
opposite
feelings,
purposes,
or
characters;
deserving
to be
suspected;
as, his
actions
are
equivocal..
Mainspring
::
Mainspring
(n.) The
principal
or most
important
spring
in a piece of
mechanism,
especially
the
moving
spring
of a watch or clock or the
spring
in a
gunlock
which
impels
the
hammer.
Hence:
The chief or most
powerful
motive;
the
efficient
cause of
action..
Podophyllous
::
Podophyllous
(a.)
Having
thin, flat,
leaflike
locomotive
organs..
Instance
::
Instance
(n.) That which is
instant
or
urgent;
motive.
Governor
::
Governor
(n.) A
contrivance
applied
to steam
engines,
water
wheels,
and other
machinery,
to
maintain
nearly
uniform
speed when the
resistances
and
motive
force are
variable..
Temptationless
::
Temptationless
(a.)
Having
no
temptation
or
motive;
as, a
temptationless
sin..
Laudable
::
Laudable
(v. i.)
Worthy
of being
lauded;
praiseworthy;
commendable;
as,
laudable
motives;
laudable
actions;
laudable
ambition..
Rat
::
Rat (v. i.) In
English
politics,
to
desert
one's party from
interested
motives;
to
forsake
one's
associates
for one's own
advantage;
in the
trades,
to work for less
wages,
or on other
conditions,
than those
established
by a
trades
union..
Misrepresentation
::
Misrepresentation
(n.)
Untrue
representation;
false or
incorrect
statement
or
account;
--
usually
unfavorable
to the thing
represented;
as, a
misrepresentation
of a
person's
motives..
Incitement
::
Incitement
(n.) That which
incites
the mind, or moves to
action;
motive;
incentive;
impulse..
Dummy
::
Dummy (n.) A
locomotive
with
condensing
engines,
and,
hence,
without
the noise of
escaping
steam;
also, a dummy car..
Malicious
::
Malicious
(a.) With
wicked
or
mischievous
intentions
or
motives;
wrongful
and done
intentionally
without
just cause or
excuse;
as, a
malicious
act..
Development
::
Development
(n.) The
elaboration
of a theme or
subject;
the
unfolding
of a
musical
idea; the
evolution
of a whole piece or
movement
from a
leading
theme or
motive.
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