smuovere

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exmovĕre, from Latin ēmovēre. Compare French émouvoir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzmwɔ.ve.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvere
  • Hyphenation: smuò‧ve‧re

Verb

smuòvere (first-person singular present smuòvo, first-person singular past historic smòssi, past participle smòsso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to move (a heavy object) with effort or difficulty; to move; to shift; to dislodge
    Synonyms: spostare, rimuovere, togliere
    smuovere l'autocarroto dislodge the truck
  2. (figurative, by extension) to oust
    è difficile smuovere il direttore
    it's difficult to oust the director
  3. to plow
    Synonym: arare
  4. to make (someone) retreat or distance himself from an ingrained opinion; to dissuade; to deter
    Synonyms: distogliere, dissuadere
    non sono riuscito a smoverla da farsi avanti
    I wasn't able to dissuade her from coming forward
  5. to remove (someone) from a state apathy or idleness; to rouse; to stir
    Synonym: scuotere
    smuovere l'opinione pubblicato stir public opinion
  6. to move to pity or compassion
    Synonyms: commuovere, emozionare; see also Thesaurus:appassionare

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