smuovere

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

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

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'autocarro ― to 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 pubblica ― to stir public opinion

6. to move to pity or compassion

   Synonyms: commuovere, emozionare; see also Thesaurus:appassionare

• smuoversi

• muovere

• resumevo