How to spell MOTATIVE correctly?

The correct term instead of "motative" is likely "motivate". This common misspelling can be easily rectified by using spellcheck or referring to a dictionary. Choosing the proper variant is essential to effectively communicate the intended meaning, especially when discussing inspiration, encouragement or driving forces.

• imitative The imitative behavior of the child was adorable.
• motive The detective was trying to determine the killer's motive for committing the crime.
• mutative The mutative process of evolution can be slow and gradual or rapid and sudden.
• putative The alleged killer is a putative murderer.

Excatally

• exact
• exacted
• exactingly
• exactly
• exacts
• executable
• exotically
• extol
• inexactly
• oxtail