Commove

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 2
    change the arrangement or position of wordnet
  3. 3
    cause to be agitated, excited, or roused wordnet

Synonyms

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agitateagitatechargecharge updisturbexcite

Example

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"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.

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