motive
noun
something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
have motived
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present perfectof motive.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Share then with me your insight—let me hear The grounds of preference, which I have wanted The leisure to examine—learn the choice, These grounds have motived, that it may be mine.
From Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts by William Taylor
