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motived

motived is the simple past and past participle of motive.

Meaning of motive

Verb

motive (third-person singular simple present motives, present participle motiving, simple past and past participle motived)

  1. (transitive) To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
    Synonyms:
    motivate

See all 9 meanings of motive

Questions about motived

What is motived the simple past and past participle of?
Motived is the simple past and past participle of motive.

Words near motived in the dictionary

  1. motive
  2. motive power
  3. motive power depot
  4. motive power depots
  5. motive powers
  6. motived
  7. motiveless
  8. motivelessly
  9. motivelessness
  10. motiveness
  11. motives

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