It is actually a noun not a verb.
One possibility is "to motivate".
One possibility is "to motivate".
The police are trying to find the motive of the murder.Money is my main motive.
a motive is something a criminal has
The definition of the word motive is to move or an inner drive impulse.
The verb of motivation is motivate.Other verbs are motivates, motivating and motivated.Some example sentences are:"I will motivate my class"."She motivates her students to try harder"."I like motivating people"."He feels motivated".
Yes: What motive do I have to answer this question?
"Motive" is a noun (of the idea-type category).
Beware is she brings you a gift, her motive is revenge.
in solving crimes, the police look for a motive.
Her motive to explain the way she acted was her friends.
The noun reason has the synonyms cause, motive, argument, account, or justification.The verb to reason has synonyms to think, intuit, conclude, discern, or figure out.