"commove" meaning in English

See commove in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: commoves [present, singular, third-person], commoving [participle, present], commoved [participle, past], commoved [past]
Etymology: From Middle English commoeven, from Old French commovoir. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|commoeven}} Middle English commoeven, {{der|en|fro|commovoir}} Old French commovoir Head templates: {{en-verb}} commove (third-person singular simple present commoves, present participle commoving, simple past and past participle commoved)
  1. (dated, transitive) To move violently; to agitate, excite or rouse Tags: dated, transitive Related terms: commotion
    Sense id: en-commove-en-verb-D6-qCXpO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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