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verb
To move violently; to agitate, excite or rouse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
change the arrangement or position of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: agitate, vex, disturb, shake up, stir up, raise up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
Narrower terms: beat, scramble, toss, roil, rile, poke
verb
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, excite, charge up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disturb, upset, trouble
Narrower terms: hype up, psych up, bother, pother, electrify
History
From Middle English commoeven, from Old French commovoir.
