motive

motive
n.

1) to establish, find a motive

2) to question smb.'s motives

3) altruistic; base; honorable; humane; noble; selfish; ulterior motives; the highest motives (to have nothing but the highest motives)

4) the profit motive

5) an underlying motive

6) a motive behind, for (the police could not find a motive for the murder)

7) a motive to + inf. (she had no motive to commit the crime)

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['məʊtɪv]
find a motive
honorable
humane
ulterior motives
for (the police could not find a motive for the murder)
the highest motives (to have nothing but the highest motives)
a motive behind
altruistic
an underlying motive
the profit motive
to establish
to question smb. 's motives
a motive to + inf. (she had no motive to commit the crime)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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