moveo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *moweō, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.u̯e.oː/, [ˈmou̯eoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ve.o/, [ˈmɔːveo]

Verb

moveō (present infinitive movēre, perfect active mōvī, supine mōtum); second conjugation

to move, stir, set in motion
Synonym: muto
to disturb, shake, remove
to arouse, excite, promote, produce
Synonyms: excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, exciō, stimulō, sollicitō, percieō, concieō, cieō, concitō, impellō, īnflammō, urgeō, flammō, mōlior, incendō, adhortor, ērigō

Antonyms: domō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, restinguō, plācō, coerceō, mītigō, commītigō, ēlevō, levō, allevō, alleviō
to begin, commence, undertake
Synonyms: incohō, exōrdior, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, committō, exorior

Antonyms: cessō, subsistō, dēsistō, remittō, trānseō
to excite, inspire, influence
Synonyms: perpellō, suādeō, persuādeō

movere animum alicuius ― to excite or inspire someone’s mind (for example, enrage him)
to present or offer (an oblation or gift)
Synonyms: dōnō, condōnō, largior, praebeō, offerō, prōferō, sufferō, afferō, polliceor, obiciō
to trouble, concern, torment (someone)
Synonyms: fatīgō, sollicitō, agitō, concitō, disturbō, īnfestō, peragō, irrītō, stimulō, occīdō, versō, agō, angō, ūrō

Antonym: cōnsōlor
to exert, exercise
(of plants) to put forth

Usage notes

Nōn moveō means "to stand still."

Conjugation

Conjugation of moveō (second conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	moveō	movēs		movet	movēmus	movētis		movent
	imperfect	movēbam	movēbās		movēbat	movēbāmus	movēbātis		movēbant
	future	movēbō	movēbis		movēbit	movēbimus	movēbitis		movēbunt
	perfect	mōvī	mōvistī, mōstī¹		mōvit, mōt¹	mōvimus, mōmus¹	mōvistis, mōstis¹		mōvērunt, mōrunt, mōvēre¹
	pluperfect	mōveram, mōram¹	mōverās, mōrās¹		mōverat, mōrat¹	mōverāmus, mōrāmus¹	mōverātis, mōrātis¹		mōverant, mōrant¹
	future perfect	mōverō, mōrō¹	mōveris, mōris¹		mōverit, mōrit¹	mōverimus, mōrimus¹	mōveritis, mōritis¹		mōverint, mōrint¹
passive	present	moveor	movēris, movēre		movētur	movēmur	movēminī		moventur
	imperfect	movēbar	movēbāris, movēbāre		movēbātur	movēbāmur	movēbāminī		movēbantur
	future	movēbor	movēberis, movēbere		movēbitur	movēbimur	movēbiminī		movēbuntur
	perfect	mōtus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	mōtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	mōtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	moveam	moveās		moveat	moveāmus	moveātis		moveant
	imperfect	movērem	movērēs		movēret	movērēmus	movērētis		movērent
	perfect	mōverim, mōrim¹	mōverīs, mōrīs¹		mōverit, mōrit¹	mōverīmus, mōrīmus¹	mōverītis, mōrītis¹		mōverint, mōrint¹
	pluperfect	mōvissem, mōssem¹	mōvissēs, mōssēs¹		mōvisset, mōsset¹	mōvissēmus, mōssēmus¹	mōvissētis, mōssētis¹		mōvissent, mōssent¹
passive	present	movear	moveāris, moveāre		moveātur	moveāmur	moveāminī		moveantur
	imperfect	movērer	movērēris, movērēre		movērētur	movērēmur	movērēminī		movērentur
	perfect	mōtus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	mōtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	movē		—	—	movēte		—
active	future	—	movētō		movētō	—	movētōte		moventō
passive	present	—	movēre		—	—	movēminī		—
passive	future	—	movētor		movētor	—	—		moventor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		movēre		movērī		movēns		—
future		mōtūrum esse		mōtum īrī		mōtūrus		movendus
perfect		mōvisse, mōsse¹		mōtum esse		—		mōtus
future perfect		—		mōtum fore		—		—
perfect potential		mōtūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		movendī	movendō		movendum	movendō	mōtum		mōtū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

(Related terms):

Descendants

Dalmatian:
- muvar
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: movoir (see there for further descendants)
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: mover
- Galician: mover
- Portuguese: mover
- Spanish: mover

Reflexes of an assumed variant *movĕre:

Dalmatian:
- mugro
Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: mova
- Italian: muovere, movere (regional or archaic)
- Sicilian: mòviri
North Italian:
- Friulian: movi
- Romansch: mover, mouver
- Venetan: móvar, móver
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: moure
- Occitan: mòure, mòver, mòguer

References

“moveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“moveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
moveo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- not to stir from one's place: loco or vestigio se non movere
- to make an impression on the senses: sensus movere (more strongly pellere)
- to raise a laugh: risum movere, concitare
- to move to tears: lacrimas or fletum alicui movere
- to be influenced by, to yield to urgent (abject) entreaty: magnis (infimis) precibus moveri
- to make a man change his opinion: de sententia aliquem deducere, movere
- to be moved by a thing: aliqua re moveri, commoveri
- to be touched with pity: misericordia moveri, capi (De Or. 2. 47)
- to fill a person with astonishment: admirationem alicui movere
- to rouse a person's suspicions: suspicionem movere, excitare, inicere, dare alicui
- to excite a person's wrath: stomachum, bilem alicui movere
- movable, personal property: res, quae moveri possunt; res moventes (Liv. 5. 25. 6)
- to overthrow a person (cf. sect. IX. 6): aliquem gradu movere, depellere or de gradu (statu) deicere
- to expel some one from his tribe: tribu movere aliquem
- to expel from the senate: senatu movere
- to cause a war: bellum facere, movere, excitare
- to begin the march, break up the camp: castra movere
- to drive the enemy from his position: loco movere, depellere, deicere hostem (B. G. 7. 51)
Dizionario Latino, Olivetti

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 390-1