convulsev.

Brit.

/kənˈvʌls/, U.S.

/kənˈvəlz/

Etymology: < Latin convuls- participial stem of convellĕre to pull violently hither and thither, to wrest, wrench, shatter, etc., < con- together + vellĕre to pluck, pull, tear.

1. transitive. To shake violently; to agitate or disturb physically (as in an earthquake), politically, or socially.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > agitate [verb (transitive)] > violently or convulsively

tempest1390

tempest-tossa1616

tumultuate1616

convulse1643

tumult1819

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > political unrest > politically unsettle [verb (transitive)] > cause or throw into tumult

toss1552

to set in broil1577

embroil1619

convulse1796

1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §38 To dote on life, or be convulst and tremble at the name of death.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 652 The late war, by which North Carolina was greatly convulsed.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 24 The bursting mass That fell, convulsing ocean.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. i. 6 A revolution..was to convulse England for many years.

1851 C. Dickens Our Watering Place in Househ. Words 2 Aug. 436/1 Our Watering Place has been convulsed by the agitation, Gas or No Gas.

1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) II. ii. xxviii. 94 The plain of Bogota..was convulsed by an earthquake.

a. Pathology. To affect with a succession of violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, so as to produce agitation of the limbs or whole body; to throw into convulsions. (Chiefly in passive).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > affect with muscular disorder [verb (transitive)] > affect with convulsions

convulse1681

1681 H. Hallywell Melampronoea 78 A young man..who was strangely convulsed in his Body, having sometimes one member, and sometimes another, violently agitated.

1695 W. W. Novum Lumen Chirurgicum Extinctum 53 Which did not fail..in convulsing the Patient.

1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 273 The left side of the body was more convulsed than the right.

1882 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Convulsed, affected with a Convulsion.

†b. To affect with involuntary contraction or stiffening; to ‘draw up’. Cf. convulsion n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > affect with muscular disorder [verb (transitive)] > of person: spasm or cramp > of part: spasm or cramp

crampishc1374

cramp1602

convulse1691

crick1850

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 55 The parts..are by and by convulsed and shortly relaxed.

c. To throw into a violent fit of laughter. (Associated with 1 and 2.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > cause laughter [verb (transitive)] > convulse with laughter

shake?1606

convulse1751

to break up1895

slay1927

kill1938

fracture1946

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 176. ⁋1 Convulsing them with irresistible laughter.

1789 J. Wolcot Poet. Epist. to falling Minister 24 A thought that now convulseth us with laughter!

1872 J. Morley Voltaire iii. 105 Explanatory comments after the showman's manner, in which he would convulse his friends at the expense of his enemies.

1887 A. Jessopp Arcady vii. 213 He kept us all convulsed with laughter for miles.

3. intransitive. To become convulsed; esp. to be affected with convulsion, go into convulsions, be convulsed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > have disorder affecting muscles [verb (intransitive)] > have spasm or cramp

crampishc1374

convulse1684

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician iii. 76 The Child cried a little, did not faint, nor convulse.

1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. x. 13 Feelings..That rise—convulse—subside—that freeze, or glow, Flush in the cheek, or damp upon the brow.

1888 B. Waugh in Daily News 7 June 5/2 He..fell down..shivered a little, and convulsed at the mouth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	convulse
释义	convulsen. Etymology: < convulse v., or after a Latin type convulsus (u stem). rare. = convulsion n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > violent agitation > specifically of the animal frame convulsion1801 convulse1820 1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm.* iii, in Lamia & Other Poems 198 Liker still to one who should take leave Of pale immortal death, and..with fierce convulse Die into life. 1827 T. Hood Jack Hall in Whims & Oddities 2nd Ser. 107 Nor vultures sniff'd so far away A last convulse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018). † convulseadj. Etymology: < Latin convulsus, past participle of convellĕre : see convulse v. Obsolete. Convulsed. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > violent or convulsive > violently agitated worya1225 boilinga1382 convulsed1632 convulse1684 convulsive1686 boiling-like1835 roiling1905 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician iii. 110 They that are convulse by wounds, are puft up. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). convulsev. Brit. /kənˈvʌls/, U.S. /kənˈvəlz/ Etymology: < Latin convuls- participial stem of convellĕre to pull violently hither and thither, to wrest, wrench, shatter, etc., < con- together + vellĕre to pluck, pull, tear. 1. transitive. To shake violently; to agitate or disturb physically (as in an earthquake), politically, or socially. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > agitate [verb (transitive)] > violently or convulsively tempest1390 tempest-tossa1616 tumultuate1616 convulse1643 tumult1819 society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > political unrest > politically unsettle [verb (transitive)] > cause or throw into tumult toss1552 to set in broil1577 embroil1619 convulse1796 1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §38 To dote on life, or be convulst and tremble at the name of death. View more context for this quotation 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 652 The late war, by which North Carolina was greatly convulsed. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 24 The bursting mass That fell, convulsing ocean. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. i. 6 A revolution..was to convulse England for many years. 1851 C. Dickens Our Watering Place in Househ. Words 2 Aug. 436/1 Our Watering Place has been convulsed by the agitation, Gas or No Gas. 1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) II. ii. xxviii. 94 The plain of Bogota..was convulsed by an earthquake. 2. a. Pathology. To affect with a succession of violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, so as to produce agitation of the limbs or whole body; to throw into convulsions. (Chiefly in passive). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > affect with muscular disorder [verb (transitive)] > affect with convulsions convulse1681 1681 H. Hallywell Melampronoea 78 A young man..who was strangely convulsed in his Body, having sometimes one member, and sometimes another, violently agitated. 1695 W. W. Novum Lumen Chirurgicum Extinctum 53 Which did not fail..in convulsing the Patient. 1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 273 The left side of the body was more convulsed than the right. 1882 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Convulsed, affected with a Convulsion. †b. To affect with involuntary contraction or stiffening; to ‘draw up’. Cf. convulsion n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > affect with muscular disorder [verb (transitive)] > of person: spasm or cramp > of part: spasm or cramp crampishc1374 cramp1602 convulse1691 crick1850 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 55 The parts..are by and by convulsed and shortly relaxed. c. To throw into a violent fit of laughter. (Associated with 1 and 2.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > cause laughter [verb (transitive)] > convulse with laughter shake?1606 convulse1751 to break up1895 slay1927 kill1938 fracture1946 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 176. ⁋1 Convulsing them with irresistible laughter. 1789 J. Wolcot Poet. Epist. to falling Minister 24 A thought that now convulseth us with laughter! 1872 J. Morley Voltaire iii. 105 Explanatory comments after the showman's manner, in which he would convulse his friends at the expense of his enemies. 1887 A. Jessopp Arcady vii. 213 He kept us all convulsed with laughter for miles. 3. intransitive. To become convulsed; esp. to be affected with convulsion, go into convulsions, be convulsed. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > have disorder affecting muscles [verb (intransitive)] > have spasm or cramp crampishc1374 convulse1684 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician iii. 76 The Child cried a little, did not faint, nor convulse. 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. x. 13 Feelings..That rise—convulse—subside—that freeze, or glow, Flush in the cheek, or damp upon the brow. 1888 B. Waugh in Daily News 7 June 5/2 He..fell down..shivered a little, and convulsed at the mouth. 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convulsen.

† convulseadj.

convulsev.