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Move, I. trans. 1) to put in motion, to cause to change place, to stir, to propel, to carry: “we in your motion turn, and you may m. us,” Err. III, 2, 24. “we will not m. a foot,” LLL V, 2, 146. a block --d with none (viz wind) Ado III, 1, 67. “let him that --d you hither, remove you hence,” Shr. II, 196. “m. the still-peering air,” All's III, 2, 113. “then must my sea be --d with her sighs,” Tit. III, 1, 228. “to m. is to stir,” Rom. I, 1, 11. “do bravely, horse! for wot'st thou whom thou --st?” Ant. I, 5, 22. “from whence he --s his war for Britain,” Cymb. III, 5, 25. cf. the quibble in Tw. III, 4, 88. Reflexively: “my free drift halts not particularly, but --s itself in a wide sea of wax,” Tim. I, 1, 46.
2) to impel, to incite, to prevail on, to determine: “pity m. my father to be inclined my way,” Tp. I, 2, 446. “thy fair virtue's force doth m. me . . . to swear, I love thee,” Mids. III, 1, 143. “see if you can m. him,” As I, 2, 172. “more than your force m. us to gentleness,” II, 7, 103. “myself am --d to woo thee for my wife,” Shr. II, 195. “what the devil should m. me to undertake the recovery of this drum?” All's IV, 1, 37. “I --d the king to speak in the behalf of my daughter,” IV, 5, 75. “thou perhaps mayst m. that heart, which now abhors, to like his love,” Tw. III, 1, 175. “without ripe --ing to it,” Wint. I, 2, 332. “could not m. the gods to look that way,” III, 2, 214. “what doth m. you to claim your brother's land?” John I, 91. “m. the murmuring lips of discontent to break into this argument,” IV, 2, 53. “should m. you to mew up your kinsman,” IV, 2, 53 “pity may m. thee pardon to rehearse,” R2 V, 3, 128. “the reason --d these warlike lords to this,” H6A II, 5, 70. “I --d him to those arms,” H6B III, 1, 378. R3 I, 1, 61. I, 3, 349. III, 7, 63. IV, 4, 279 (Qq force). H8 II, 4, 167. V, 1, 46. Troil. II, 3, 98. Troil. II, 3, 98 Cor. V, 2, 78. Tit. IV, 3, 50. V, 3, 92. Rom. I, 1, 8. IV, 3, 4. Caes. I, 2, 207. I, 3, 121. III, 2, 233. Hml. IV, 5, 8. Ant. II, 1, 42. II, 6, 15. Cymb. I, 1, 103. I, 5, 70. V, 5, 342. With a clause: “have --d us and our council, that you shall this morning come before us,” H8 V, 1, 101.
3) to make impression, to rouse the feelings; a) absol.: “every tongue more --ing than your own,” Ven. 776. “to see sad sights --s more than hear them told,” Lucr. 1324. “the gentle spirit of --ing words,” Gent. V, 4, 55. “heaven give thee --ing graces,” Meas. II, 2, 36. “words that in an honest suit might m.” Err. IV, 2, 14. “more --ing delicate,” Ado IV, 1, 230. “these stubborn lines lack power to m.” LLL IV, 3, 55. “how then might your prayers m.” As IV, 3, 55. “thy --ing tongue,” R2 V, 1, 47. “what thou speakest may m.” H4A I, 2, 172. “soon won with --ing words,” H6C III, 1, 34. “how novelty may m.” Troil. IV, 4, 81. “if I could pray to m.” Caes. III, 1, 59. “it could not m. thus,” Hml. IV, 5, 169. “--ing accidents,” Oth. I, 3, 135. “thou --st no less with thy complaining,” Cymb. IV, 2, 375. b) with an object; == to make impression on, to affect: “thy outward parts would m. each part in me that were but sensible,” Ven. 435. “who, --ing others, are themselves as stone,” Sonn. 94, 3. “whom stripes may m., not kindness,” Tp. I, 2, 345. “jewels more than quick words do m. a woman's mind,” Gent. III, 1, 91. “a prone and speechless dialect, such as m. men,” Meas. I, 2, 189. it hath not --d him “at all,” IV, 2, 161. “mirth cannot m. a soul in agony,” LLL V, 2, 867. “thy paleness --s me more than eloquence,” Merch. III, 2, 106. “not --d with concord of sweet sounds,” V, 84. “she --s me not,” Shr. I, 2, 72. “the bagpipe could not m. you,” Wint. IV, 4, 184. “the king is --d and answers not to this,” John III, 1, 217. “but that --s not him,” H4B II, 2, 113. “I shall never m. thee in French,” H5 V, 2, 197. “prayers and tears have --d me, gifts could never,” H6B IV, 7, 73. “none but myself could m. thee,” Cor. V, 2, 80. “ere he express himself or m. the people with what he would say,” V, 6, 55. “more to m. you, take my deserts to his,” Tim. III, 5, 78. “whether their basest metal be not --d,” Caes. I, 1, 66. “are not you --d, when all the sway of earth shakes,” I, 3, 3. “I could be well --d, if I were as you,” III, 1, 58. III, 1, 58 “how much the people may be --d by that which he will utter,” III, 1, 58 “how I had --d them,” III, 2, 276. “what is't that --s your highness?” Mcb. III, 4, 48. “virtue, as it never will be --d, though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven,” Hml. I, 5, 53. “things mortal m. them not at all,” II, 2, 539. “where he arrives he --s all hearts against us,” Lr. IV, 5, 10. “if I have any grace or power to m. you,” Oth. III, 3, 46. “'twould m. me sooner,” Cymb. IV, 2, 91.
Often == to make angry, to exasperate: “being --d, he strikes whate'er is in his way,” Ven. 623. wherewith the people were so much --d, Lucr. Arg. Ven. 623 “if men --d him, was he such a storm,” Compl. 101. “if he had been throughly --d,” Wiv. I, 4, 95. “Pompey is --d,” LLL V, 2, 694. “a woman --d is like a fountain troubled,” Shr. V, 2, 142. “do you not see you m. him?” Tw. III, 4, 121. “if this letter m. him not,” Tw. III, 4, 121 “hath --d me so,” R2 IV, 32. “lest thou m. our patience,” R3 I, 3, 248. 249 (cf. Peace). “Hector was --d,” Troil. I, 2, 5. “be not --d,” IV, 4, 131. “you are --d,” V, 2, 36. “being --d, he will not spare to gird the gods,” Cor. I, 1, 260. “being --d,” Rom. I, 1, 7. “a dog of the house of Montague --s me,” Rom. I, 1, 7 “hear the sentence of your --d prince,” Rom. I, 1, 7 “as soon --d to be moody, and as soon moody to be --d,” III, 1, 13. III, 1, 13 “m. them no more by crossing their high will,” IV, 5, 95. “he durst not thus have --d me,” Caes. IV, 3, 58. “ignorant of what hath --d you,” Lr. I, 4, 296. “the letter --d him,” Oth. IV, 1, 246. “if Caesar m. him,” Ant. II, 2, 4. “thou hast --d us,” Per. I, 2, 51. “do as I bid you, or you'll m. me else,” II, 3, 71. With to: “it did m. him to passion,” LLL IV, 3, 202. “highly --d to wrath,” Tit. I, 419. “--ing me to rage,” Ant. II, 5, 70.
== to trouble, to agitate: “you look in a --d sort, as if you were dismayed,” Tp. IV, 146. “are you --ed?” Wint. I, 2, 150. “I see you are --d,” Oth. III, 3, 217. Oth. III, 3, 217
== to affect with regret or compassion, to touch: “if ever man were --d with woman's moans,” Lucr. 587. “kindlier --d than thou art,” Tp. V, 24. “be --d, be --d,” Gent. II, 1, 181. “my poor mistress, --d therewithal, wept bitterly,” IV, 4, 175. “now shalt thou be --d,” H4A II, 4, 422. “in kind heart and pity --d,” IV, 3, 64. “--d with compassion of my country's wreck,” H6A IV, 1, 56. “--d with remorse,” V, 4, 97. “his passion --s me so,” H6C I, 4, 150. “would m. a monster,” H8 II, 3, 11. “--d with pity,” Tit. II, 3, 151. “the tender boy, in passion --d,” III, 2, 48. “then it --d her,” Lr. IV, 3, 17. “this speech hath --d me,” V, 3, 199.
4) to excite, to rouse, to awaken: “this --s in him more rage and lesser pity,” Lucr. 468. Lucr. 468 “to m. wild laughter,” LLL V, 2, 865. “O that my prayers could such affection m.” Mids. I, 1, 197. “I will m. storms,” I, 2, 29. “that which --s his liking,” John II, 512. “thy words m. rage and not remorse in me,” H6B IV, 1, 112. “this is he that --s both wind and tide,” H6C III, 3, 48. “scars to m. laughter only,” Cor. III, 3, 52. “if looking liking m.” Rom. I, 3, 97. “which modern lamentation might have --d,” III, 2, 120. “might m. more grief,” Hml. II, 1, 118. “m. anger,” Per. I, 2, 54.
5) to propose, to offer for consideration, to bring upon the carpet: “let me but m. one question to your daughter,” Ado IV, 1, 74. “we dare not m. the question of our place,” Troil. II, 3, 89. “in the cause against your city, in part for his sake --d,” Tim. V, 2, 13. “the instances that second marriage m.” Hml. III, 2, 192. “if I do find him fit, I'll m. your suit,” Oth. III, 4, 166.
6) to address one's self to, to call upon, to apply to, to speak to about an affair in question: “he hath never --d me,” Gent. I, 2, 27. “to me she speaks; she --s me for her theme,” Err. II, 2, 183. “the Florentine will m. us for speedy aid,” All's I, 2, 6. “I would he were the best in all this presence that hath --d me so,” R2 IV, 32 (?). “--ing such a dish of skim milk with so honourable an action,” H4A II, 3, 35. “in this just suit come I to m. your grace,” R3 III, 7, 140. “you remember how under my oppression I did reek, when I first --d you,” H8 II, 4, 209. “I then --d you, my Lord of Canterbury,” H8 II, 4, 209 “to this effect, Achilles, have I --d you,” Troil. III, 3, 216. “we have had no time to m. our daughter,” Rom. III, 4, 2. “I would not be any further --d,” Caes. I, 2, 167. “I have --d my lord on his behalf,” Oth. III, 4, 19. Without an accus., almost == to speak: “my wife must m. for Cassio to her mistress,” Oth. II, 3, 389.
II. intr. 1) to have motion, not to be fixed: “standing, speaking, --ing, and yet so fast asleep,” Tp. II, 1, 214. “m. these eyes?” Merch. III, 2, 116. “sedges which seem to m.” Shr. Ind. 2, 54. “I saw her coral lips to m.” I, 1, 179. “lips, do not m.” Tw. II, 5, 109. “m. still, still so,” Wint. IV, 4, 142. “it --s,” V, 3, 61. “I'll make the statue m.” V, 3, 61 V, 3, 61 “that weightless down perforce must m.” H4B IV, 5, 34. “saints do not m.” Rom. I, 5, 107. Rom. I, 5, 107 “he --th not,” II, 1, 15. “stones have been known to m.” Mcb. III, 4, 123. “the wood began to m.” V, 5, 35. V, 5, 35 “his slow and --ing finger,” Oth. IV, 2, 55 (== slowly moving. Qq slow unmoving). “no more --ing?” V, 2, 93. Used of celestial bodies: “you stars that m. in your right spheres,” John V, 7, 74. “m. in that obedient orb again,” H4A V, 1, 17. “by his light did all the chivalry of England m.” H4B II, 3, 20. “Mars his true --ing is not known,” H6A I, 2, 1. “doubt that the sun doth m.” Hml. II, 2, 117. “the star --s not but in his sphere,” IV, 7, 15. “to be called into a huge sphere, and not to be seen to m. in it,” Ant. II, 7, 17. “O sun, burn the great sphere thou --st in,” IV, 15, 10. cf. All's II, 1, 56 and Err. III, 2, 24. Metaphorically: “heaven still m. about her,” H8 V, 5, 18 (may she be, as it were, the centre of the world, the principal care of heaven). Used of ships tossed on the sea: “float upon a violent sea each way and m.” Mcb. IV, 2, 22. “his shipping . . . like egg-shells --d upon their surges,” Cymb. III, 1, 28.
2) to change place, to stir, to walk, to go, to proceed, to advance: “thou not farther than my thoughts canst m.” Sonn. 47, 11. “they perceive not how time --s,” As III, 2, 351. “and wish, ere I m., what my tongue speaks, my right drawn sword may prove,” R2 I, 1, 45. “not --ing from the casque to the cushion,” Cor. IV, 7, 42. “he --s like an engine,” V, 4, 19. “--s like a ghost,” Mcb. II, 1, 56. “--s with its own organs,” Ant. II, 7, 49. “our faults can never be so equal, that your love can equally m. with them,” III, 4, 36. “like motes and shadows see them m. awhile,” Per. IV, 4, 21. Used of marching troops: “bid them m. away,” Caes. IV, 2, 45. “those he commands m. only in command,” Mcb. V, 2, 19. “her army is --d on,” Lr. IV, 6, 220. “those powers that long to m.” Cymb. IV, 3, 32.
3) to be alive and active: “the morning rise doth cite each --ing sense from idle rest,” Pilgr. 195. “there is no tongue that --s so soon as yours could win me,” Wint. I, 2, 20. “and newly m. with fresh legerity,” H5 IV, 1, 22. “how big imagination --s in this lip,” Tim. I, 1, 33. “observe how Antony becomes his flaw, and what thou thinkest his very action speaks in every power that --s,” Ant. III, 12, 36.
4) to conduct one's self, to live: “whatsoever star that guides my --ing,” Sonn. 26, 9. “eat, speak and m. under the influence of the most received star,” All's II, 1, 56 (cf. H4B II, 3, 20. H6A I, 2, 1. Ant. II, 7, 17). “in form and --ing how express and admirable,” Hml. II, 2, 317. “report should render him hourly to your ear as truly as he --s,” Cymb. III, 4, 154.
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