Lexis Rex Home

The Latin word for to shake is
commovere





to shake



Translations for to shake and their definitions

commoveo
     1. v. I move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate.
     2. v. I remove something from somewhere, carry away, displace.
     3. v. (by extension) I start, set in motion, stimulate, begin, move.
     4. v. (figuratively) I drive back, dislodge, refute, confute.
     5. v. (figuratively) I throw into disorder, unbalance, unsettle, disturb.
     6. v. (figuratively) I excite, rouse, stir up, affect, influence, produce, generate.


Dictionary entries from Wiktionary

More Latin words for Actions
All vocabulary sets
Random Quiz:
What is the word for winter?

Start learning Latin vocabulary

Subscribe to Word of the Day
Email:






Our Books