To move or set in motion; to stir or agitate (archaic or obsolete usage).
From Middle English 'emmoven,' combining the prefix 'em-' (to cause to be) with 'move.' This is an obsolete word replaced by simpler modern English.
This word disappeared from English as the language simplified—we replaced 'emmove' with plain 'move'—showing how English sheds prefixes when they become unnecessary.
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