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motive

verbverified·updated May 11, 2026

identify the underlying reason or cause behind an action

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

Unclassified

Automation

Unclassified

Variants

pasttense
motived
presentparticiple
motiving
thirdpersonsingular
motives
pastparticiple
motived