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Motive
01
a reason or purpose behind someone's actions or behavior
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
motives
Examples
Revenge was suspected as the motive for the vandalism.
02
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
03
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
motive
01
causing or able to cause motion
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most motive
Comparative
more motive
gradable
02
impelling to action
Lexical Tree
motiveless
motive
