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1.NounAn idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounAn 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.NounA limb or other bodily organ that can move.
4.NounSomething which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour."What would his motive be for burning down the cottage?; No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best."
5.NounAlternative form of motif."If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive."
6.NounA party, gathering, or get-together.
7.NounOne's plans for the day or night."What's the motive for tonight, lads?"
8.VerbTo prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
9.AdjectiveCausing motion; having power to move, or tending to move"a motive argument; motive power"
10.AdjectiveRelating to motion and/or to its cause