different between emove vs emote

English

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French esmouvoir, from classical Latin ?move?; see emotion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u?v

Verb

emove (third-person singular simple present emoves, present participle emoving, simple past and past participle emoved)

1. (archaic, poetic, transitive) To stir or arouse emotion in (someone); to cause to feel emotion.
   • 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence, L:LXVI

     What brought you to this Seat of Peace and Love?

     While with kind Nature, here amid the Grove,

     We pass’d the harmless Sabbath of our Time,

     What to disturb it could, fell Men, emove

     Your barbarous Hearts? Is Happiness a Crime?

Latin

Verb

?mov?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ?move?

English

Etymology

Back-formation from emotion.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??mo?t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Verb

emote (third-person singular simple present emotes, present participle emoting, simple past and past participle emoted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To display (emotions) openly, especially while acting.
   • 1999, Jack and Jill (TV, episode 1.07)

     Clint Eastwood, huh? You don't see him emoting all over the place, and what woman doesn't want to get down with "Dirty Harry," huh?

   • 2017, Laurie Frederik, ?Kim Marra, ?Catherine A. Schuler, Showing Off, Showing Up (page 55)

     In the Latin category, dancers begin the round in carnival mode, bouncing and curving voltas traveling down the length of the floor, emoting happy celebration in a Brazilianesque samba.

2. (transitive) To induce an emotion in.
3. (intransitive, Internet, text messaging) To perform a virtual action, presented to other users as reported speech, rather than sending a direct message.

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

emote (plural emotes)

1. (Internet, text messaging) A virtual action, presented to other users as reported speech, rather than a direct message.
2. (Internet, Twitch-speak) Short for emoticon.

References

• “emote”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• emeto-

Latin

Participle

?m?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ?m?tus