com·move (kə-mo͞ov′) tr.v. com·moved ,
com·mov·ing ,
com·moves 1. To cause to move with force or violence; agitate; disturb.
2. To rouse strong feelings in; excite.
[Middle English commeven , from Old French commovoir , commeuv- , from Latin commovēre ; see commotion .]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
commove (kəˈmuːv ) vb (
tr )
1. to disturb; stir up
2. to agitate or excite emotionally
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
com•move (kəˈmuv) v.t. -moved, -mov•ing. to move violently or intensely; agitate; excite.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French
commoveir, Middle French
com(m)ovoir < Latin
commovēre =
com- com - +
movēre to
move ]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
commove Past participle: commovedGerund: commovingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I commove you commove he/she/it commoves we commove you commove they commove
Preterite I commoved you commoved he/she/it commoved we commoved you commoved they commoved
Present Continuous I am commoving you are commoving he/she/it is commoving we are commoving you are commoving they are commoving
Present Perfect I have commoved you have commoved he/she/it has commoved we have commoved you have commoved they have commoved
Past Continuous I was commoving you were commoving he/she/it was commoving we were commoving you were commoving they were commoving
Past Perfect I had commoved you had commoved he/she/it had commoved we had commoved you had commoved they had commoved
Future I will commove you will commove he/she/it will commove we will commove you will commove they will commove
Future Perfect I will have commoved you will have commoved he/she/it will have commoved we will have commoved you will have commoved they will have commoved
Future Continuous I will be commoving you will be commoving he/she/it will be commoving we will be commoving you will be commoving they will be commoving
Present Perfect Continuous I have been commoving you have been commoving he/she/it has been commoving we have been commoving you have been commoving they have been commoving
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been commoving you will have been commoving he/she/it will have been commoving we will have been commoving you will have been commoving they will have been commoving
Past Perfect Continuous I had been commoving you had been commoving he/she/it had been commoving we had been commoving you had been commoving they had been commoving
Conditional I would commove you would commove he/she/it would commove we would commove you would commove they would commove
Past Conditional I would have commoved you would have commoved he/she/it would have commoved we would have commoved you would have commoved they would have commoved
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. commove - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"hype up ,
psych up - get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie"
bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
pother - make upset or troubled
electrify - excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
2. commove - change the arrangement or position ofscramble ,
beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
toss - agitate; "toss the salad"
rile ,
roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
move ,
displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.