com·move \kəˈmüv, käˈ-\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English commoeven, commeven, from Middle French commuev-, present stem of commovoir, from Latin commovēre, from com- + movēre to move — more at move 1.: to move violently : stir up : agitate 2.: stir to emotion : excite, impassion