motive

  1. Noun.  An incentive to act; a reason for doing something; anything that prompted a choice of action.
  2. Noun.  A motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To prompt or incite by a '''motive''' or motives; to move.
  4. Adjective.  Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a motive argument; motive power.
  5. Adjective.  Relating to motion and/or to its cause.

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