How To Spell motive?
How to Pronounce motive?
Correct pronunciation for the word "motive" is [mˈə͡ʊtɪv], [mˈəʊtɪv], [m_ˈəʊ_t_ɪ_v].
Definition of motive
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Causing motion; having power or tending to move.
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That which incites to action or determines the choice; inducement; the subject which a work of art respects, or the spiritual idea which pervades it. Motive force, the sum of force which tends to promote motion.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
What are the misspellings for motive?
What is the present tense of Motive?
What is the past tense of Motive?
What is the adverb for motive?
The adverb form of the word "motive" is "motively".
What is the adjective for motive?
The adjective form of the word "motive" is "motivational".
Usage over time for motive:
This graph shows how "motive" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of motive?
The plural of the "motive" can be the "motives".
What is the singular form of motive?
The singular of the "motive" can be the "motive".
Synonyms for Motive:
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- capillary action ,
- calorific ,
- centrifugal force ,
- amplitude ,
- balance ,
- bonding ,
- attraction ,
- centripetal force .
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- device .
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- get out .
- cause ,
- determinant ,
- basis ,
- enforcement ,
- factor ,
- evocation ,
- execution ,
- action ,
- generation ,
- force ,
- compunction ,
- compulsion ,
- elicitation ,
- effectuation .
- goad ,
- goal ,
- idea ,
- consideration .
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