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Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *moweō, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (to move).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    moveō (present infinitive movēre, perfect active mōvī, supine mōtum); second conjugation

    1. to move, stir, set in motion
      Synonym: muto
    2. to disturb, shake, remove
    3. 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
    4. to begin, commence, undertake
      Synonyms: incohō, exōrdior, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, committō, exorior
      Antonyms: cessō, subsistō, dēsistō, remittō, trānseō
    5. to excite, inspire, influence
      Synonyms: perpellō, suādeō, persuādeō
      movere animum alicuiusto excite or inspire someone’s mind (for example, enrage him)
    6. to present or offer (an oblation or gift)
      Synonyms: dōnō, condōnō, largior, praebeō, offerō, prōferō, sufferō, afferō, polliceor, obiciō
    7. to trouble, concern, torment (someone)
      Synonyms: fatīgō, sollicitō, agitō, concitō, disturbō, īnfestō, peragō, irrītō, stimulō, occīdō, versō, agō, angō, ūrō
      Antonym: cōnsōlor
    8. to exert, exercise
    9. (of plants) to put forth

    Usage notes

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    Nōn moveō means "to stand still."

    Conjugation

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       Conjugation of moveō (second conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present moveō movēs movet movēmus movētis movent
    imperfect movēbam movēbās movēbat movēbāmus movēbātis movēbant
    future movēbō movēbis movēbit movēbimus movēbitis movēbunt
    perfect mōvī mōvistī mōvit mōvimus mōvistis mōvērunt,
    mōvēre
    pluperfect mōveram mōverās mōverat mōverāmus mōverātis mōverant
    future perfect mōverō mōveris mōverit mōverimus mōveritis mōverint
    passive present moveor movēris,
    movēre
    movētur movēmur movēminī moventur
    imperfect movēbar movēbāris,
    movēbāre
    movēbātur movēbāmur movēbāminī movēbantur
    future movēbor movēberis,
    movēbere
    movēbitur movēbimur movēbiminī movēbuntur
    perfect mōtus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect mōtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect mōtus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present moveam moveās moveat moveāmus moveātis moveant
    imperfect movērem movērēs movēret movērēmus movērētis movērent
    perfect mōverim mōverīs mōverit mōverīmus mōverītis mōverint
    pluperfect mōvissem mōvissēs mōvisset mōvissēmus mōvissētis mōvissent
    passive present movear moveāris,
    moveāre
    moveātur moveāmur moveāminī moveantur
    imperfect movērer movērēris,
    movērēre
    movērētur movērēmur movērēminī movērentur
    perfect mōtus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect mōtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present movē movēte
    future movētō movētō movētōte moventō
    passive present movēre movēminī
    future movētor movētor moventor
    non-finite forms active passive
    present perfect future present perfect future
    infinitives movēre mōvisse mōtūrum esse movērī mōtum esse mōtum īrī
    participles movēns mōtūrus mōtus movendus
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    movendī movendō movendum movendō mōtum mōtū

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Dalmatian:
    • Gallo-Romance:
      • Old French: movoir (see there for further descendants)
    • Ibero-Romance:

    Reflexes of an assumed variant *movĕre:

    References

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    • 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[1], 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
    1. ^ 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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