Latin

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Etymology

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From con- (with, together) +‎ moveō (move).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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commoveō (present infinitive commovēre, perfect active commōvī, supine commōtum); second conjugation

  1. to move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate
  2. to remove something from somewhere, carry away, displace
  3. (by extension) to start, set in motion, stimulate, begin, move
  4. (figuratively) to drive back, dislodge, refute, confute
  5. (figuratively) to throw into disorder, unbalance, unsettle, disturb
  6. (figuratively) to excite, rouse, stir up, affect, influence, produce, generate

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References

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  • commoveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • commoveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • commoveo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be moved by a thing: aliqua re moveri, commoveri
    • to touch a person's heart, move him: alicuius animum commovere
    • to cause a person pain: dolorem alicui facere, afferre, commovere
    • to cause oneself to be expected: exspectationem sui facere, commovere
    • to excite some one's pity: misericordiam alicui commovere
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