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We have spotted MOTIVE (6 Letters) a total of 10 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with MOTIVE and also when and where was it last seen:

Definition

That which moves; a mover.
That which incites to action; anything prompting or exciting to choise, or moving the will; cause; reason; inducement; object.
The theme or subject; a leading phrase or passage which is reproduced and varied through the course of a comor a movement; a short figure, or melodic germ, out of which a whole movement is develpoed. See also Leading motive, under Leading.
That which produces conception, invention, or creation in the mind of the artist in undertaking his subject; the guiding or controlling idea manifested in a work of art, or any part of one.
Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a motive argument; motive power.
To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.

Referring crossword puzzle clues

Usage among publishers:

  • New York Times: Sep 4, 2024
  • New York Times: Sep 9, 2023
  • Thomas Joseph: May 6, 2023