moted

Meanings

• Verb (past tense and past participle)

  Moted is an old past tense and past participle of the verb 'mote', which means 'to stir up, agitate, or move'.

  - "The wind moted the surface of the lake."
  - "The crowd was moted to action by the speaker's impassioned words."

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Variants

List of all variants of moted that leads to same result
moot , mooted , mooting , moots

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Etymology

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The origin of the word 'mote' can be traced back to Old English 'motan', which means 'to move'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'mote' is rarely used in modern English, with 'stir' or 'agitate' being more common alternatives.

2. In the Middle Ages, a 'mote in the eye' referred to a small foreign particle that could cause irritation and inflammation.

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Related Concepts

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1. Agitate: Related concept: Agitate means to stir up or excite, often in a negative or disruptive way. Moted can be considered a synonym for this meaning.

2. Stir: Related concept: Stir is a verb that means to move or agitate something, often with a spoon or similar implement. Moted can be considered a past tense or past participle form of this verb.

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Culture

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In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Polonius famously advises his son Laertes, 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For this, a loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.' In this context, 'moted' appears in the line 'But this above all: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.', where it is used in the sense of 'stirred up' or 'incited'.

How to Memorize "moted"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize 'moted', visualize the image of a boat gently rocking on the water, with the wind stirring up the surface and causing the water to 'mote'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'moted' with the image of a pot of soup being stirred on the stove. Just as the soup is 'moted' to create a smooth consistency, the word 'moted' means to move or stir up.

3. mnemonics
   

   - To create a mnemonic for 'moted', remember the phrase 'Mote is a boat that's moved on the water'.

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