I. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English amoven, ameven, from Middle French amovoir to incite (from Latin admovēre to bring to, put to, apply to, from ad- + movēre to move) & esmovoir to set in motion, stir up emotionally (from Latin exmovēre, emovēre to move away, remove, from ex, e out of, from + movēre to move) — more at ex- , move
obsolete : to cause to be agitated (as with excitement) ; specifically : to stir up emotionally
II. aˈmüv, əˈ- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English amoven, ameven, modification (influenced by Middle English amoven, ameven to stir up emotionally) of Latin amovēre, from a- (from ab- ) + movēre to move — more at move
: remove ; especially : to dismiss from an office or position