Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin commovēre (to move, affect).

Pronunciation edit

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

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, figurative) to agitate, to disturb

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Further reading edit

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