Antonyms for move in on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : moov |
| Phonetic Transcription : muv |
Definition of move in on
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 approach : verb come nearer
- As in impose : verb set, dictate
Synonyms for move in on
- advance
- appoint
- approximate
- be comparable to
- be like
- bear
- belly up to
- border
- burden
- buzz
- catch up
- charge
- close in
- come
- come at
- come close
- command
- compare with
- compel
- constrain
- contact
- converge
- correspond to
- creep up
- decree
- demand
- draw near
- encroach
- enforce
- enjoin
- equal
- establish
- exact
- fix
- foist
- force
- force upon
- gain on
- go toward
- horn in
- impend
- inflict
- infringe
- institute
- introduce
- intrude
- lade
- lay
- lay down
- lay down the law
- levy
- loom up
- match
- meet
- move in on
- move toward
- near
- oblige
- obtrude
- ordain
- order
- place
- prescribe
- presume
- progress
- promulgate
- put
- put foot down
- reach
- read riot act
- require
- resemble
- saddle
- surround
- take advantage
- take after
- threaten
- trespass
- verge upon
- visit
- wish
- wreak
- wreck
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