convulse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin convulsus, pp. of convellere (“‘to pluck up, dislocate, convulse’”) < com- (“‘together’”) + vellere (“‘to pluck, pull’”)

[edit] Verb

to convulse (third-person singular simple present convulses, present participle convulsing, simple past and past participle convulsed)

1. (transitive) To violently shake or agitate.
2. (transitive) To create great laughter.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• convulsion
• convulsive
• convulsant

[edit] External links

• convulse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• convulse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

convulse f.

1. Feminine plural form of convulso