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1. something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason. What was his motive for murdering the old lady? motief دافِع، حافِز мотив motivo motiv das Motiv motiv; bevæggrund κίνητρο, ελατήριοmotivo motiiv انگيزه motiivi motifמניע प्रयोजन motiv indíték motif tilefni motivo 動機 (행위의) 동기 motyvas, akstinas motīvs; iemesls motif beweegredenmotiv, begrunnelsemotyw دليل motivo motiv повод; мотив motív nagib motiv motiv แรงจูงใจ neden, sebep, dürtü 動機 мотив, привід مقصد động cơ 动机
2. to cause to act in a particular way. He was motivated by jealousy. motiveer يُحَفِّز мотивирам motivar podnítit anregen motivere ωθώ, παρακινώmotivar ajendama تحريک کردن motivoida pousser לְהָנִיע प्रेरित करना motivirati motivál mendorong hvetja, kveikja löngun/áhuga motivare 動機づける 동기를 부여하다 skatinti motivēt; rosināt bermotivasi drijven, aanzettenmotiveremotywować تحريك كول motivar a împinge, a motiva побуждать podnietiť spodbuditi motivisati motivera กระตุ้น sebep olmak, güdülemek 激發 спонукат...
3. motivering إثارَه، تَشْويق، تَحْفيز، حَفْز мотивация motivação motivace die Motivierung motivation κίνητρο, παρακίνησηmotivación motivatsioon محرک motivaatio motivationמוטיבציה, הנעה प्रेरण motivacija indok(lás), motiváció motivasi áhugi; ástæða, hvöt motivazione 動機づけ 동기 부여 motyvacija, stimulas motivācija; stimuls motivasi motiveringmotivasjonmotywacja انګيزه motivação motivaţie побуждение motivácia motivacija; utemeljitev motivacija motivering, motivation แรงบันดาลใจ motivasyon, güdülenme 動機...
4. motivo; ánimo, fuerza mayor.
5. An emotion, desire, physiological need, or similar impulse that acts as an incitement to action.
6. (mō′tĭv, mō-tēv′) A motif in art, literature, or music.
7. Causing or able to cause motion: motive power.
8. Causing an action: motive pleas.
9. (Psychology) the reason for a certain course of action, whether conscious or unconscious
10. (Art Terms) a variant of motif2

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