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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vulse /kənˈvʌls/USA pronunciation v., -vulsed, -vuls•ing. - to shake violently;
agitate:[~ + object]The civil war convulsed the country. - to cause to shake violently with emotion:[~ + object]convulsed with laughter.
- Pathologyto (cause to) suffer violent, sudden movements of the muscles: [no object]He fell to the subway floor and began to convulse.[~ + object]The cold convulsed the patient's muscles.
con•vul•sive, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vulse (kən vuls′),USA pronunciation v.t., -vulsed, -vuls•ing. - to shake violently;
agitate. - to cause to shake violently with laughter, anger, pain, etc.
- Pathologyto cause to suffer violent, spasmodic contractions of the muscles.
- Latin convulsus past participle of convellere to shatter, tear loose, equivalent. to con- con- + vul- (variant stem of vellere to pull, tear) + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
- 1635–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: convulse /kənˈvʌls/ vb - (transitive) to shake or agitate violently
- (transitive) to cause (muscles) to undergo violent spasms or contractions
- (intransitive) often followed by with: informal to shake or be overcome (with violent emotion, esp laughter)
- (transitive) to disrupt the normal running of (a country, etc): student riots have convulsed India
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin convulsus, from convellere to tear up, from vellere to pluck, pullconˈvulsive adj conˈvulsively adv |