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motivation
2 dictionary results for: motivative
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mo·ti·va·tion       [moh-tuh-vey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act or an instance of motivating.
2.the state or condition of being motivated.
3.something that motivates; inducement; incentive.

[Origin: 1870–75; motive + -ation]

mo·ti·va·tion·al, adjective
mo·ti·va·tive, adjective
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motivative

adjective
impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" 

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