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Amove

Amove \A*move"\, v. t. & i. [OE. amovir, L. admovere to move to, to excite; ad + movere.] To move or be moved; to excite. [Obs.]
--Spenser.

Amove

Amove \A*move"\, v. t. [L. amovere; a- (ab) + movere to move: cf. OF. amover.]

  1. To remove, as a person or thing, from a position. [Obs.]
    --Dr. H. More.

  2. (Law) To dismiss from an office or station.

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amove

Etymology 1 vb. (context obsolete English) To set in motion; to stir up, excite. Etymology 2

vb. 1 To remove (a person or thing) from a position. 2 (context legal English) To dismiss from an office or station.

Usage examples of "amove".

Vasquez claims Peaty made amove on him, he needed to defend himself, boom boom boom.

He came upon a Pictish shaman who stood rigid, eyes closed, lips amove, both hands extended.

She pulled away and her tongue started Amoving toward his belly, her hair trailing across his ' body like light, sflky fingers.