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Motive
01
a reason or purpose behind someone's actions or behavior
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
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
relational
ungradable
02
impelling to action
Lexical Tree
motiveless
motive
