v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Commoved p. pr. & vb. n. Commoving. ] [ L. commovere, commotum; com- + movere to move. ] 1. To urge; to persuade; to incite. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To put in motion; to disturb; to unsettle. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Straight the sands, Commoved around, in gathering eddies play. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]