Commove (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The news of the natural disaster commoved the entire nation to donate and support the victims.
- Her passionate speech commoved the audience, inspiring them to take action against the injustice.
- The intense movie scene commoved the actors, making it difficult for them to hold back their tears.
- The politician's commoving words about the struggles of the working class resonated deeply with the crowd.
- The image of the suffering animals commoved the volunteers to work even harder to rescue and rehabilitate them.
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Meaning 2
Change the arrangement or position of.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The strong gusts of wind commenc'd to commove the carefully placed stones of the ancient monument.
- She carefully planned the layout so that she wouldn't commove the sensitive equipment during the experiment.
- Time and weather will eventually commove even the most firmly rooted boulders.
- He made sure not to commove the fragile sculpture while dusting the shelf.
- Extreme heat caused the metal components to expand and commove the finely tuned machinery.