the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To urge; to persuade; to incite.
v. To put in motion; to disturb; to unsettle.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To put in motion; disturb; agitate; unsettle; throw into commotion.
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v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
v. change the arrangement or position of
Word Usage
"If culture thrives under them — a very doubtful position — it is not because voters wish to understand the historical allusions of candidates, but because the general stir and life of public activity tends to commove the whole system."