MOVE Copy link • MOVE 1. v. PROP., TRANS., movere, commovere, ciere (to put in motion): agitare (to move to and fro): versare (to turn round): quatere (to shake): moliri (with exertion): rotare, circumagere (to move in a circle; rotare is rather poetical): To move the bowels [Vid: PURGE]. Proverbially, to move heaven and earth, *caelum et terram movere, ut aiunt Angli (after Acheronta movebo; Verg.). INTRANS., movere; se commovere; moveri; commoveri (to put one’s self in motion, or to be in motion): incitari (to be put in quick motion; opposed to retardari): ferri (to be moved involuntarily, with violence; opposed to labi; especially of the heavenly bodies): micare, vibrare (to move tremulously, e.g., of light). To move in a circle, in orbem circumagi: to move about a thing, ambire aliquid; versari circum aliquid (e.g., about an axis): ferri circum aliquid; volvi circum aliquid (to turn itself about, etc.): to move as one pleases, ut quisque vult ita uti motu sui corporis: to move spontaneously, cieri et agi motu suo; sua vi moveri; per se ipsum et sua vi moveri; per se ipsum et sua sponte moveri: not to move from the spot, ex loco se non commovere. Figuratively, movere, commovere (general term): afficere aliquem or alicujus animum (to put into a certain state of mind): flectere alicujus animum (to cause one to alter his mind): vincere, expugnare (to induce compliance at last; with precibus, precibus lacrimisque, etc.): To move one to anything, aliquem ad aliquid adducere, impellere (general term); aliquem ad aliquid inducere (especially to lead astray, seduce): persuadere alicui, ut, etc. (☞ never with the accusative): to endeavor to move, sollicitare, ad aliquid or with ut, etc.: to move one to pity, aliquem ad misericordiam adducere or allicere: to move to laughter, risum alicui movere: to move to tears, movere or elicere alicui lacrimas: not to be moved by anyone’s tears, alicujus lacrimas repudiare. To make a motion; Vid: MOTION. 2. s. [Vid: MOTION]. To make a move, movere: to make the first move (at play), prior calculum moveo (Quint. 11, 2, 38).