transitive verb. To cause to move with force or violence; agitate; disturb.

transitive verb. To rouse strong feelings in; excite.

To put in motion; disturb; agitate; unsettle; throw into commotion.

transitive verb. To urge; to persuade; to incite.

transitive verb. To put in motion; to disturb; to unsettle.

verb. To move violently; to agitate, excite or rouse

verb. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

verb. change the arrangement or position of

"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."

commotion  

disturb  unsettle  

commoved  commoves  commoving