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Moderatemotive
The correct spelling is motive.
How to pronounce motive
/ˈməʊtɪv/
nounIPA: /ˈməʊtɪv/
Say it like: Mot-ive
The correct spelling is motive. An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting. For example: "No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best."
Usage Examples
“No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best.”
“If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive.”
“a motive argument”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
- 2.An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
- 3.A limb or other bodily organ that can move.
- 4.Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
- 5.A motif.
verb
- 1.To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
adjective
- 1.Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
- 2.Relating to motion and/or to its cause
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