commuovere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin commovēre (to move, affect).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komˈmwɔ.ve.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvere
  • Hyphenation: com‧muò‧ve‧re

Verb

commuòvere (first-person singular present commuòvo, first-person singular past historic commòssi, past participle commòsso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to move (emotionally), to affect, to touch (emotionally)
  2. (literary, uncommon) to shake strongly, to agitate, to put in motion
  3. (literary, uncommon, figuratively) to agitate, to disturb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • commuovere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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