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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
(a.)
Causing
motion;
having
power to move, or
tending
to move; as, a
motive
argument;
motive
power..
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Ductile
::
Ductile
(a.)
Easily
led;
tractable;
complying;
yielding
to
motives,
persuasion,
or
instruction;
as, a
ductile
people..
Temptationless
::
Temptationless
(a.)
Having
no
temptation
or
motive;
as, a
temptationless
sin..
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..
Ostensible
::
Ostensible
(a.)
Shown;
exhibited;
declared;
avowed;
professed;
apparent;
-- often used as
opposed
to real or
actual;
as, an
ostensible
reason,
motive,
or aim..
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..
Dissuasion
::
Dissuasion
(n.) A
motive
or
consideration
tending
to
dissuade;
a
dissuasive.
Stimulate
::
Stimulate
(v. t.) To
excite
as if with a goad; to
excite,
rouse,
or
animate,
to
action
or more
vigorous
exertion
by some
pungent
motive
or by
persuasion;
as, to
stimulate
one by the hope of
reward,
or by the
prospect
of
glory..
Traction
::
Traction
(n.)
Specifically,
the act of
drawing
a body along a plane by
motive
power,
as the
drawing
of a
carriage
by men or
horses,
the
towing
of a boat by a tug..
Imitation
::
Imitation
(n.) One of the
principal
means of
securing
unity and
consistency
in
polyphonic
composition;
the
repetition
of
essentially
the same
melodic
theme,
phrase,
or
motive,
on
different
degrees
of
pitch,
by one or more of the other parts of
voises.
Cf.
Canon..
Materially
::
Materially
(adv.)
In an
important
manner
or
degree;
essentaily;
as, it
materially
concern
us to know the real
motives
of our
actions..
Derail
::
Derail
(v. t.) To cause to run off from the rails of a
railroad,
as a
locomotive..
Nauplius
::
Nauplius
(n.) A
crustacean
larva
having
three pairs of
locomotive
organs
(corresponding
to the
antennules,
antennae,
and
mandibles),
a
median
eye, and
little
or no
segmentation
of the
body..
Incitation
::
Incitation
(n.) That which
incites
to
action;
that which
rouses
or
prompts;
incitement;
motive;
incentive.
Balance
::
Balance
(v. i.) To
fluctuate
between
motives
which
appear
of equal
force;
to
waver;
to
hesitate.
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..
Motiveless
::
Motiveless
(a.)
Destitute
of a
motive;
not
incited
by a
motive.
Motivity
::
Motivity
(n.) The
quality
of being
influenced
by
motives.
Promotive
::
Promotive
(a.)
Tending
to
advance,
promote,
or
encourage..
Sake
::
Sake (n.) Final
cause;
end;
purpose
of
obtaining;
cause;
motive;
reason;
interest;
concern;
account;
regard
or
respect;
-- used
chiefly
in such
phrases
as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for
mercy's
sake, and the like; as, to
commit
crime for the sake of gain; to go
abroad
for the sake of one's
health..
Potential
::
Potential
(n.) The
energy
of an
electrical
charge
measured
by its power to do work;
hence,
the
degree
of
electrification
as
referred
to some
standard,
as that of the
earth;
electro-motive
force..
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