motive
adjective/ˈməʊtɪv/
/ˈməʊtɪv/
[only before noun] (specialist)- causing movement or action
- motive power/force (= for example electricity to operate machinery)
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French motif (adjective used as a noun), from late Latin motivus, from movere ‘to move’.Want to learn more?
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