ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Commove

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Commove is a verb meaning (dated, transitive) To move violently; to agitate, excite or rouse.

Meaning

(dated, transitive) To move violently; to agitate, excite or rouse.

Example Sentences

Hereupon Mr. Worldly Wiseman was much commoved with passion, and shaking his cane with a very threatful countenance, broke forth upon this wise: "Learning, quotha!" said he; "I would have all such rogues scourged by the Hangman!"

Word Forms

Synonyms for commove

Depending on context, synonyms include charge, agitate, disturb, excite, shake up.

Antonyms for commove

Common opposites include lull, calm, quiet, quieten, tranquillize, tranquilize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include agitate, shake up, disturb, excite, charge, emmove.

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