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motivative, a.|ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪv| [f. motivate v. + -ive.] Serving to motivate; providing a reason for, or a stimulus to, action or thought.
1949Mind LVIII. 37 It might be said that..commands..are unreliable from the logical point of view, because their real function is motivative. 1963R. Carnap in P. A. Schilpp Philos. R. Carnap 45 Metaphysical theses..often have other meaning components, e.g. emotive or motivative ones. |