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motive[1,noun] motive[2,adjective]

Main Entry: ¹mo·tive
Pronunciation: mt-iv, sense 2 is also m-tv
Function: noun
1 : something (as a need or desire) that leads or influences a person to do something <their motive in running away was to avoid trouble>
2 : MOTIF
synonym see CAUSE