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Definition of motive
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of motive is as below...
Motive
(n.) That which
incites
to
action;
anything
prompting
or
exciting
to
choise,
or
moving
the will;
cause;
reason;
inducement;
object..
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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..
Operative
::
Operative
(a.)
Having
the power of
acting;
hence,
exerting
force,
physical
or
moral;
active
in the
production
of
effects;
as, an
operative
motive..
Eccentric
::
Eccentric
(a.) Not
coincident
as to
motive
or end.
Bonnet
::
Bonnet
(n.) A frame of wire
netting
over a
locomotive
chimney,
to
prevent
escape
of
sparks..
Impeach
::
Impeach
(v. t.)
Hence,
to
charge
with
impropriety;
to
dishonor;
to bring
discredit
on; to call in
question;
as, to
impeach
one's
motives
or
conduct..
Money-maker
::
Money-maker
(n.) One who
accumulates
money or
wealth;
specifically,
one who makes
money-getting
his
governing
motive..
Leading
::
Leading
(a.)
Guiding;
directing;
controlling;
foremost;
as, a
leading
motive;
a
leading
man; a
leading
example..
Driver
::
Driver
(n.) The
person
who
drives
beasts
or a
carriage;
a
coachman;
a
charioteer,
etc.;
hence,
also, one who
controls
the
movements
of a
locomotive..
Malicious
::
Malicious
(a.) With
wicked
or
mischievous
intentions
or
motives;
wrongful
and done
intentionally
without
just cause or
excuse;
as, a
malicious
act..
Coulomb
::
Coulomb
(n.) The
standard
unit of
quantity
in
electrical
measurements.
It is the
quantity
of
electricity
conveyed
in one
second
by the
current
produced
by an
electro-motive
force of one volt
acting
in a
circuit
having
a
resistance
of one ohm, or the
quantity
transferred
by one
ampere
in one
second.
Formerly
called
weber..
Allurement
::
Allurement
(n.) That which
allures;
any real or
apparent
good held
forth,
or
operating,
as a
motive
to
action;
as, the
allurements
of
pleasure,
or of
honor..
Motif
::
Motif (n.)
Motive.
Persuade
::
Persuade
(v. t.) To
influence
or gain over by
argument,
advice,
entreaty,
expostulation,
etc.; to draw or
incline
to a
determination
by
presenting
sufficient
motives..
Wild-cat
::
Wild-cat
(a.)
Running
without
control;
running
along the line
without
a
train;
as, a
wild-cat
locomotive..
Abstemious
::
Abstemious
(a.)
Promotive
of
abstemiousness.
Ostensible
::
Ostensible
(a.)
Shown;
exhibited;
declared;
avowed;
professed;
apparent;
-- often used as
opposed
to real or
actual;
as, an
ostensible
reason,
motive,
or aim..
Megavolt
::
Megavolt
(n.) One of the
larger
measures
of
electro-motive
force,
amounting
to one
million
volts..
Dolly
::
Dolly (n.) A
compact,
narrow-gauge
locomotive
used for
moving
construction
trains,
switching,
etc..
Scruple
::
Scruple
(n.)
Hesitation
as to
action
from the
difficulty
of
determining
what is right or
expedient;
unwillingness,
doubt,
or
hesitation
proceeding
from
motives
of
conscience..
Hireling
::
Hireling
(n.) One who is
hired,
or who
serves
for
wages;
esp., one whose
motive
and
interest
in
serving
another
are
wholly
gainful;
a
mercenary..
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