commuovere

to move emotionally

verb kom-MWOH-veh-reh Rare

Origin: Latin commovere, from com- + movere (to move)

Also means

to touch deeply

Usage Note

Commuovere is used when something stirs deep emotion — mi ha commosso (it moved me to tears). It takes avere as auxiliary; the reflexive commuoversi means 'to be moved / to get tearful'. The past participle is commosso. A false friend: it does NOT mean 'to communicate'.

Examples

"Il suo discorso ha commosso tutti."

Natural Translation

Her speech moved everyone.

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