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Webster 1913 Edition

Move

Move

(moōv)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Moved
(moōvd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Moving
.]
[OE.
moven
, OF.
moveir
, F.
mouvoir
, L.
movere
; cf. Gr.
ἀμείβειν
to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr.
mīv
, p. p.
mūta
, to move, push. Cf.
Emotion
,
Mew
to molt,
Mob
,
Mutable
,
Mutiny
.]
1.
To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir;
as, the wind
moves
a vessel; the horse
moves
a carriage.
2.
(Chess, Checkers, etc.)
To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game;
as, to
move
a king
.
3.
To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
Minds desirous of revenge were not
moved
with gold.
Knolles.
No female arts his mind could
move
.
Dryden.
4.
To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.
Shak.
When he saw the multitudes, he was
moved
with compassion on them.
Matt. ix. 36.
[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to
move
pity or terror.
Felton.
5.
To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted;
as, to
move
to adjourn
.
Let me but
move
one question to your daughter.
Shakespeare
They are to be blamed alike who
move
and who decline war upon particular respects.
Hayward.
6.
To apply to, as for aid.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Syn. – To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite; induce; incline; propose; offer.

Move

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another;
as, a ship
moves
rapidly
.
The foundations also of the hills
moved
and were shaken, because he was wroth.
Ps. xviii. 7.
On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . .
Nor till her lay was ended could I
move
.
Dryden.
2.
To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act;
as, to
move
in a matter
.
3.
To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.
4.
(Chess, Checkers, etc.)
To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.

Move

,
Noun.
1.
The act of moving; a movement.
3.
An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

Webster 1828 Edition

Move

MOVE

,
Verb.
T.
moov. [L. moveo.]
1.
To impel; to carry, convey or draw from one place to another; to cause to change place or posture in any manner or by any means. The wind moves a ship; the cartman moves goods; the horse moves a cart or carriage. Mere matter cannot move itself. Machines are moved by springs, weights, or force applied.
2.
To excite into action; to affect; to agitate; to rouse; as, to move the passions.
3.
To cause to act or determine; as, to move the will.
4.
To persuade; to prevail on; to excite from a state of rest or indifference.
Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.
But when no female arts his mind could move,
She turn'd to furious hate her impious love.
5.
To excite tenderness, pity or grief in the heart; to affect; to touch pathetically; to excite feeling in.
The use of images in orations and poetry is to move pity or terror.
When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them--Matt.9.
6.
To make angry; to provoke; to irritate.
7.
To excite tumult or commotion.
When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was moved about them. Ruth 1. Matt.21.
8.
To influence or incite by secret agency.
God moved them to depart from him. 2 Chron.18. 2 Pet.1.
9.
To shake; to agitate.
The kingdoms were moved. Ps.46. Jer.49.
10. To propose; to offer for consideration and determination; as, to move a resolution in a deliberative assembly.
11. To propose; to recommend.
They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects.
12. To prompt; to incite; to instigate. Acts. 17.

MOVE

,
Verb.
I.
To change place or posture; to stir; to pass or go in any manner or direction from one place or part of space to another. The planets move in their orbits; the earth moves on its axis; a ship moves at a certain rate an hour. We move by walking, running or turning; animals move by creeping, swimming or flying.
On the green bank I sat and listened long,
Nor till her lay was ended could I move.
1.
To have action.
In him we live, and move, and have our being. Acts.17.
2.
To have the power of action.
Every moving thing that liveth, shall be meat for you.
Gen.9.
3.
To walk.
He moves with manly grace.
4.
To march. The army moved and took a position behind a wood.
5.
To tremble; to shake.
The foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. Ps.18.
6.
To change residence. Men move with their families from one house, town or state to another.

MOVE

,
Noun.
The act of moving; the act of transferring from place to place, as in chess.

Definition 2024

mové

mové

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Spanish

Verb

mové

  1. (Latin America) Informal second-person singular (voseo) affirmative imperative form of mover.

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