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motive noun

  /ˈmoʊtɪv/ , /ˈməʊtɪv/
  • (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]
motiivi, vaikutin
  • (obsolete, rare) A limb or other bodily organ that can move. [15th–17th c.]
aihe
  • (architecture, fine arts, music)
aihe, motiivi

motive verb

  /ˈmoʊtɪv/ , /ˈməʊtɪv/
  • (transitive) To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
motivoida

motivation noun

  • Willingness of action especially in behavior.
  • The action of motivating.
  • Something which motivates.
  • An incentive or reason for doing something.
motivaatio

motivate verb

  /ˈmoʊ.təˌveɪt/ , /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ , /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
  • (transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
motivoida

motivational adjective

  • Tending or intended to motivate.
innostava, motivoiva, ryhdistävä

motivated adjective

  • Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.
motivoitunut

motive adjective

  /ˈmoʊtɪv/ , /ˈməʊtɪv/
  • Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
  • Relating to motion and/or to its cause
liike-, liikkeellepaneva, liikunta-

motivator

motivaattori
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