I am assuming you mean as in "motivation." Motive means the determination of a certain phenomena that is not obvious.
The police are trying to find the motive of the murder.Money is my main motive.
The definition of the word motive is to move or an inner drive impulse.
Yes: What motive do I have to answer this question?
in solving crimes, the police look for a motive.
Beware is she brings you a gift, her motive is revenge.
"Motive" is a noun (of the idea-type category).
Her motive to explain the way she acted was her friends.
Motive is from the French word "motif," which was adopted about 700 years ago.
identifying a motive is seeing why the person committed the crime.
Deterrent
Auto-motive.