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motive (noun)

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  • motive — ► NOUN 1) a factor inducing a person to act in a particular way. 2) a motif. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ producing physical or mechanical motion. DERIVATIVES motiveless adjective. ORIGIN Latin motivus, from movere to move …   English terms dictionary

  • motive — mo·tive n [Anglo French motif, from Middle French motif adjective, moving, from Medieval Latin motivus, from Latin motus, past participle of movēre to move]: something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act ◇ In criminal law, motive is …   Law dictionary

  • motive — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hidden, ulterior ▪ good, strong ▪ I d say he had a very strong motive for wanting her dead. ▪ altruistic, high …   Collocations dictionary

  • motive — noun 1》 a reason for doing something. 2》 a motif. adjective 1》 producing physical or mechanical motion. 2》 acting as a motive. Derivatives motiveless adjective motivelessly adverb motivelessness noun Origin ME: from OFr. motif, from late L.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • motive power — noun Date: 1775 1. an agency (as water or steam) used to impart motion especially to machinery 2. something (as a locomotive or a motor) that provides motive power to a system …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • motive power — noun The power that enables something to move; also used in a figurative sense. , Using electricity as motive power for railroads will do away with fuel trains, tenders, coal handling, water, and all that. Syn: locomotion, motivity …   Wiktionary

  • motive power — ► NOUN ▪ the energy used to drive machinery …   English terms dictionary

  • motive power — noun the power or ability to move • Syn: ↑locomotion, ↑motivity • Derivationally related forms: ↑motive (for: ↑motivity), ↑locomotive (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • motive power — noun 1》 the energy (in the form of steam, electricity, etc.) used to drive machinery. 2》 the locomotives of a railway system collectively …   English new terms dictionary

  • motive — noun Syn: reason, motivation, motivating force, rationale, grounds, cause, basis …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • motive — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French motif, motive, from motif, adjective, moving, from Medieval Latin motivus, from Latin motus, past participle of movēre to move Date: 15th century 1. something (as a need or desire) that causes… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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