Also means
to stir
Usage Note
Émouvoir means to affect someone emotionally, to move or touch them. It is an irregular verb conjugated like mouvoir; the past participle is ému. The adjective ému ('moved, touched') is common in everyday speech: il était très ému ('he was very moved'). Émouvant is the present participle used as an adjective ('moving, touching').
Examples
"Ce film m'a profondément ému."
Natural Translation
This film moved me deeply.

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