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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *moweō , from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ( “ to move ” ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Verb
moveō (present infinitive movēre , perfect active mōvī , supine mōtum ) ; second conjugation
to move , stir , set in motion
Synonym: muto
to disturb , shake , remove
to arouse , excite , promote , produce
Synonyms: excitō , īnstīgō , īnstinguō , exciō , stimulō , sollicitō , percieō , concieō , cieō , concitō , impellō , īnflammō , urgeō , flammō , mōlior , incendō , adhortor , ērigō
Antonyms: domō , lēniō , sōpiō , sēdō , dēlēniō , restinguō , plācō , coerceō , mītigō , commītigō , ēlevō , levō , allevō , alleviō
to begin , commence , undertake
Synonyms: incohō , exōrdior , occipiō , incipiō , coepiō , ōrdior , initiō , ineō , ingredior , aggredior , sūmō , committō , exorior
Antonyms: cessō , subsistō , dēsistō , remittō , trānseō
to excite , inspire , influence
Synonyms: perpellō , suādeō , persuādeō
movere animum alicuius ― to excite or inspire someone’s mind (for example, enrage him)
to present or offer ( an oblation or gift )
Synonyms: dōnō , condōnō , largior , praebeō , offerō , prōferō , sufferō , afferō , polliceor , obiciō
to trouble , concern , torment (someone)
Synonyms: fatīgō , sollicitō , agitō , concitō , disturbō , īnfestō , peragō , irrītō , stimulō , occīdō , versō , agō , angō , ūrō
Antonym: cōnsōlor
to exert , exercise
( of plants ) to put forth
Usage notes
Nōn moveō means "to stand still."
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
Dalmatian:
Gallo-Romance:
Old French: movoir (see there for further descendants )
Ibero-Romance:
Reflexes of an assumed variant *movĕre :
Dalmatian:
Italo-Romance:
North Italian:
Gallo-Romance:
References
“moveo ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
“moveo ”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers
moveo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894 ) Latin Phrase-Book , London: Macmillan and Co. not to stir from one's place: loco or vestigio se non movere to make an impression on the senses: sensus movere (more strongly pellere ) to raise a laugh: risum movere, concitare to move to tears: lacrimas or fletum alicui movere to be influenced by, to yield to urgent (abject) entreaty: magnis (infimis) precibus moveri to make a man change his opinion: de sententia aliquem deducere, movere to be moved by a thing: aliqua re moveri, commoveri to be touched with pity: misericordia moveri, capi (De Or. 2. 47) to fill a person with astonishment: admirationem alicui movere to rouse a person's suspicions: suspicionem movere, excitare, inicere, dare alicui to excite a person's wrath: stomachum, bilem alicui movere movable, personal property: res, quae moveri possunt; res moventes (Liv. 5. 25. 6) to overthrow a person (cf. sect. IX. 6): aliquem gradu movere, depellere or de gradu (statu) deicere to expel some one from his tribe: tribu movere aliquem to expel from the senate: senatu movere to cause a war: bellum facere, movere, excitare to begin the march, break up the camp: castra movere to drive the enemy from his position: loco movere, depellere, deicere hostem (B. G. 7. 51)
Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008 ) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN , pages 390-1
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