Word Parts - mot, mov, moto, motile, motive

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mot-, mov-, moto-, -motile, -motive - Latin for move, motion

locomote - move about; motor - object that makes things move; remote - from a distance control something; move - change position; demote - move to a lower position; motive - reason for doing something; immobile - incapable of moving; mobile vulgus - fickle, unstable crowd; mobilophilist - one who collects cars, mobocrat - one who advocates government by a mob; pilomotor - arrector muscles that contract and produces goose flesh or the erection of hairs; vasomotion - change in caliber of blood vessel.

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promote, motivate, commotion, automotive, electromotion, motion, motorphobia, pedomotive, promoter, remove.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary