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commuovere

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Italian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “borrowed or inherited?”) From Latin commovēre (to move, affect).

Pronunciation

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

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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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • commuovere”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026