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WOW motive

WOW motive. Definition: something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive. origin. from Old French motif "will, drive, motivation,” from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling," from Latin motus "a moving, motion,"

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WOW motive

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  1. WOW motive • Definition: something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.

  2. origin • from Old French motif "will, drive, motivation,” • from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling," • from Latin motus "a moving, motion," • past participle of movere "to move" • See: move (v.)). Meaning "that which inwardly moves a person to behave a certain way” • is from early 15c.

  3. synonym • Cause • Why did he do that?

  4. sentence • Crime scene investigators need to figure out a suspect’s motive for committing the crime.

  5. Related words * motivation, incitement, stimulus, spur; influence, occasion, ground, cause.

  6. Examples

  7. There’s a motive to everyone’s behavior.

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