Commove
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To move violently; to agitate, excite or rouse dated, transitive
"Hereupon Mr. Worldly Wiseman was much commoved with passion, and shaking his cane with a very threatful countenance, broke forth upon this wise: "Learning, quotha!" said he; "I would have all such rogues scourged by the Hangman!""
- 2 change the arrangement or position of wordnet
- 3 cause to be agitated, excited, or roused wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Hereupon Mr. Worldly Wiseman was much commoved with passion, and shaking his cane with a very threatful countenance, broke forth upon this wise: "Learning, quotha!" said he; "I would have all such rogues scourged by the Hangman!""
Etymology
From Middle English commoeven, from Old French commovoir.