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budge

1[buhj] verb, budged, budg⋅ing. (often used negatively)
–verb (used without object)
1. to move slightly; begin to move: He stepped on the gas but the car didn't budge.
2. to change one's opinion or stated position; yield: Once her father had said “no,” he wouldn't budge.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cause to move; begin to move: It took three of them to budge the rock.
4. to cause (someone) to reconsider or change an opinion, decision, or stated position: They couldn't budge the lawyer.

Origin:
1580–90; < AF, MF bouger to stir < VL *bullicāre to bubble, freq. of L bullīre; see boil 1


budger, noun


4. persuade, induce, move, sway, convince.

budge

2[buhj]
–noun
1. a fur made from lambskin with the wool dressed outward, used esp. as an inexpensive trimming on academic or official gowns.
–adjective
2. made from, trimmed, or lined with budge.
3. Obsolete. pompous; solemn.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME bugee, perh. akin to budget

Budge

[buhj]
–noun
(John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
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budge 1   (bŭj)   
v.   budged, budg·ing, budg·es

v.   intr.
  1. To move or stir slightly: The trapped child was stuck tight and couldn't budge.

  2. To alter a position or attitude: had made the decision and wouldn't budge.

v.   tr.
  1. To cause to move slightly.

  2. To cause to alter a position or attitude: an adamant critic who couldn't be budged.


[Old French bouger, from Vulgar Latin *bullicāre, to bubble, from Latin bullīre, to boil.]
budge 2   (bŭj)   
n.  Fur made from lambskin dressed with the wool outside, formerly used to trim academic robes.
adj.   Archaic
Overformal; pompous.

[Middle English bouge, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin bugia, probably from Latin bulga, leather bag; see budget.]
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Word Origin & History

budge 
1590, from M.Fr. bougier "to move, stir," from V.L. *bullicare "to bubble, boil," from L. bullire "to boil."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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