motive
Roget-categorie 615
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.1. Volition in general
›› 5.1.2. Causes of volition
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Motive
zelfstandig naamwoord
motive,
springs of action,
wellsprings of action.
reason,
ground,
call,
principle —
by end,
by purpose —
mainspring,
primum mobile [Lat.],
keystone —
the why and the wherefore —
pro and con,
reason why —
secret motive,
arriere pensee [Fr.] —
intention
etc.
620.
inducement,
consideration —
attraction —
loadstone —
magnet,
magnetism,
magnetic force —
allectation†,
allective† —
temptation,
enticement,
agacerie†,
allurement,
witchery —
bewitchment,
bewitchery —
charm —
spell
etc.
993 —
fascination,
blandishment,
cajolery —
seduction,
seducement —
honeyed words,
voice of the tempter,
song of the Sirens forbidden fruit,
golden apple.
persuasibility†,
persuasibleness† —
attractability† —
impressibility,
susceptibility —
softness —
persuasiveness,
attractiveness —
tantalization†.
influence,
prompting,
dictate,
instance —
impulse,
impulsion —
incitement,
incitation —
press,
instigation —
provocation
etc.
(excitation of feeling)
824 —
inspiration —
persuasion,
suasion —
encouragement,
advocacy —
exhortation —
advice
etc.
695 —
solicitation
etc.
(request)
765 —
lobbyism —
pull [Slang].
incentive,
stimulus,
spur,
fillip,
whip,
goad,
ankus†,
rowel,
provocative,
whet,
dram.
bribe,
lure —
decoy,
decoy duck —
bait,
trail of a red herring —
bribery and corruption —
sop,
sop for Cerberus.
prompter,
tempter —
seducer,
seductor† —
instigator,
firebrand,
incendiary —
Siren,
Circe —
agent provocateur —
lobbyist.
werkwoord
induce,
move —
draw,
draw on —
bring in its train,
give an impulse
etc.
n. —
to —
inspire —
put up to,
prompt,
call up —
attract,
beckon.
stimulate
etc.
(excite)
824 —
spirit up,
inspirit —
rouse,
arouse —
animate,
incite,
foment,
provoke,
instigate,
set on,
actuate —
act upon,
work upon,
operate upon —
encourage —
pat on the back,
pat on the shoulder,
clap on the back,
clap on the shoulder.
influence,
weigh with,
bias,
sway,
incline,
dispose,
predispose,
turn the scale,
inoculate —
lead by the nose —
have influence with,
have influence over,
have influence upon,
exercise influence with,
exercise influence over,
exercise influence upon —
go round,
come round one —
turn the head,
magnetize —
lobby.
persuade —
prevail with,
prevail upon —
overcome,
carry —
bring round to one's senses,
bring to one's senses —
draw over,
win over,
gain over,
come over,
talk over —
procure,
enlist,
engage —
invite,
court.
tempt,
seduce,
overpersuade†,
entice,
allure,
captivate,
fascinate,
bewitch,
carry away,
charm,
conciliate,
wheedle,
coax,
lure —
inveigle —
tantalize —
cajole
etc.
(deceive)
545.
tamper with,
bribe,
suborn,
grease the palm,
bait with a silver hook,
gild the pill,
make things pleasant,
put a sop into the pan,
throw a sop to,
bait the hook.
enforce,
force —
impel
etc.
(push)
276 —
propel
etc.
284 —
whip,
lash,
goad,
spur,
prick,
urge —
egg on,
hound,
hurry on —
drag
etc.
285 —
exhort —
advise
etc.
695 —
call upon
&c. —
press
etc.
(request)
765 —
advocate.
set an example,
set the fashion —
keep in countenance.
be persuaded
&c. —
yield to temptation,
come round —
concede
etc.
(consent)
762 —
obey a call —
follow advice,
follow the bent,
follow the dictates of —
act on principle.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
impulsive,
motive —
suasive,
suasory†,
persuasive,
persuasory†,
hortative,
hortatory —
protreptical† —
inviting,
tempting,
etc.
v. —
suasive,
suasory† —
seductive,
attractive —
fascinating
etc.
(pleasing)
829 —
provocative
etc.
(exciting)
824.
induced
etc.
v. —
disposed —
persuadable
etc.
(docile)
602 —
spellbound —
instinct with,
smitten with,
infatuated —
inspired
etc.
v. —
by.
bijwoord
because,
therefore
etc.
(cause)
155 —
from this motive,
from that motive —
for this reason,
for that reason —
for —
by reason of,
for the sake of,
count of —
out of,
from,
as,
forasmuch as.
for all the world —
on principle.
uitdrukking
fax mentis incendium gloriae [Lat.] —
temptation hath a music for all ears"
[Willis];
to beguile many and be beguiled by one"
[Othello].
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