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commove

[ kuh-moov ]

verb (used with object)

commoved, commoving.
  1. to move violently; agitate; excite.


commove

/ °ìəˈ³¾³Ü˱¹ /

verb

  1. to disturb; stir up
  2. to agitate or excite emotionally
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of commove1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English commeven, from Anglo-French commoveir, Middle French com(m)ovoir, from Latin ³¦´Ç³¾³¾´Ç±¹Å§°ù±ð “to move togetherâ€; equivalent to com- + move
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But, I feel that with these photos, sometimes all these photos of broken bodies, of broken cities can commove sort of numbness.

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Glass and the water without overmuch commoving and disturbing it.

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Mr. Morris was a sterling patriot and did not look upon the commoving political elements with indifference.

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Love had 197 indeed looked upon him with a tragic mask; and yet what mattered, since at least it was love—since at least she was commoved at their division?

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He who has seen the sea commoved with a great hurricane, thinks of it very differently from him who has seen it only in a calm.

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