Antonyms for make move
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : moov |
| Phonetic Transcription : muv |
Definition of make move
Origin :- late 13c., from Anglo-French mover, Old French movoir "to move, get moving, set out; set in motion; introduce" (Modern French mouvoir), from Latin movere "move, set in motion; remove; disturb" (past participle motus, frequentative motare), from PIE root *meue- "to push away" (cf. Sanskrit kama-muta "moved by love" and probably mivati "pushes, moves;" Lithuanian mauti "push on;" Greek ameusasthai "to surpass," amyno "push away").
- Intransitive sense developed in Old French and came thence to English, though it now is rare in French. Meaning "to affect with emotion" is from c.1300; that of "to prompt or impel toward some action" is from late 14c. Sense of "to change one's place of residence" is from 1707. Meaning "to propose (something) in an assembly, etc.," is first attested mid-15c. Related: Moved; moving.
- As in cross the Rubicon : verb take a decisive step
- As in flirt : verb make advances toward someone
Synonyms for make move
- banter
- bat eyes at
- bite the bullet
- choose one's fate
- come hither
- come on
- coquet
- dally
- disport
- eyeball
- fool
- gam
- hit on
- jump in with both feet
- lead on
- leap into the breach
- leave a crossroads
- linger with
- make a move
- make a pass
- make one's move
- ogle
- pass the Rubicon
- philander
- pick up
- pitch
- prendre la balle au bond
- proposition
- take for better or worse
- take the bull by the horns
- take the plunge
- tease
- wink at
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