transitive. To supply or be a motive for (an action, etc.); to provide the motivation for. Usually in passive.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > tell or write fiction [verb (intransitive)] > of incident, etc.: be provided with motive (2) motivate1836 transitive. To supply or be a motive for (an action, etc.); to provide the motivation for. Usually in passive. motive1858 transitive. To make (the actions or emotions of characters in a literary work) credible by what is revealed of their personality, circumstances… |
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