admoveo Latin · revision 9694

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *mewh₁-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [adˈmɔ.we.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [adˈmɔː.ve.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''admoveō''' (present infinitive admovēre, perfect active admōvī, supine admōtum); second conjugation^(Wiktionary)

+ Also spelled ''ammoveō''; syncopated forms such as ''admōrunt'' (Virgil, Ovid) and ''admōsse'' (Livy) occur.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|ad-|moveō|t1=to|t2=to move]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨moveō⟩ to [[itc-pro|*mow(a)-]], from [[ine-pro|*mi̯ewh₁-|t=to move]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citations are from Plautus, of moving something near, and ''aurem admovēre'' “to put one's ear to”.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Its core sense was to move something near to, bring into contact with, as in Plautus and Cato, and in war to bring up ladders and battering rams, as in Caesar.^(OLD 2012) It meant to lead people or animals towards, and to bring up troops, as in Sallust; in set phrases, ''aurem admovēre'' to give heed, ''manūs admovēre'' to lay hands on, use violence; to apply fire, a spur, medicaments or punishment; and to bring fear, flattery or one's mind to bear on something.^(OLD 2012) Later senses include to promote, raise to a dignity, as in Quintilian; to place near, ''admōtus'' “situated near”; to bring places nearer by better communications, as in Pliny; and to bring an event near in time.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to move, move near, bring.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 234–149 BC – Cato uses it of bringing near.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 86–34 BC – Sallust uses it of bringing up troops.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 35–95/96 AD – Quintilian uses it of promotion.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To move near, bring into contact with, ''(military)'' to bring up ladders or [[m|en|siege engine|alt=siege engines]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To lead or guide towards, ''(military)'' to bring up troops.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''aurem admovēre'': to put one's ear to, give heed, ''manūs admovēre'': to lay hands on.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To [[m|en|apply]] (fire, a spur, medicaments, punishment).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To bring an emotion, speech or one's mind to bear on.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To [[m|en|promote]], raise (to a dignity).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To place near, (participle) situated near.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To bring near in space or time.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To add.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[admōtiō]]

+ * [[admōtus]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[āmoveō]]

+ * [[commoveō]]

+ * [[dēmoveō]]

+ * [[dīmoveō]]

+ * [[ēmoveō]]

+ * [[moveō]]

+ * [[mūtō]]

+ * [[permoveō]]

+ * [[praemoveō]]

+ * [[prōmoveō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}