commove

[ kuh-moov ]

verb (used with object)

, com·moved, com·mov·ing.

1. to move violently; agitate; excite.

commove

/ kəˈmuːv /

verb

1. to disturb; stir up
2. to agitate or excite emotionally

Word 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 commovēre “to move together”; equivalent to com- + move

Example Sentences

But, I feel that with these photos, sometimes all these photos of broken bodies, of broken cities can commove sort of numbness.

From Salon

Glass and the water without overmuch commoving and disturbing it.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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?

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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