Motive
/ˈməʊtɪv/
noun
An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
A limb or other bodily organ that can move.
Synonyms: motif, motivation
verb
To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
Synonyms: motivate
adjective
Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
“a motive argument”
Relating to motion and/or to its cause