convulse

== English == === Etymology === From Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (“to pluck up, dislocate, convulse”), from com- (“together”) + vellere (“to pluck, pull”). Doublet of convel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈvʌls/ Rhymes: -ʌls === Verb === convulse (third-person singular simple present convulses, present participle convulsing, simple past and past participle convulsed) (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort. (intransitive, figurative) To be beset by political or social upheaval. (transitive) To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily. (transitive) To cause disruption to. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== convulsant convulsible convulsion convulsive ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “convulse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “convulse”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Italian == === Adjective === convulse feminine plural of convulso == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔnˈwʊɫ.sɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [koɱˈvul.se] === Participle === convulse vocative masculine singular of convulsus == Portuguese == === Verb === convulse inflection of convulsar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative