English terms dictionary. 2015.
convulsé — convulsé, ée [ kɔ̃vylse ] adj. • 1578; lat. méd. convulsus, de convellere « arracher » ♦ Contracté par des convulsions. « Je retrouve Philippe [...] le visage convulsé, secoué » (A. Gide). Être convulsé de douleur, par la douleur. ⇒CONVULSÉ, ÉE,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Convulse — Con*vulse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convulsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convulsing}.] [L. convulsus, p. p. of convellere to tear up, to shake; con + vellere to pluck, pull.] 1. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
convulse — index agitate (shake up), beat (pulsate), churn, discompose, harass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
convulsé — convulsé, ée (kon vul sé, sée) part. passé. Terme de médecine. Contracté par des convulsions, en parlant des muscles … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
convulse — (v.) 1640s, transitive; 1680s, intransitive; from L. convulsus, pp. of convellere (trans. only) to pull away, to pull this way and that, wrench, hence to weaken, overthrow, destroy (see CONVULSION (Cf. convulsion)). Related: Convulsed (1630s);… … Etymology dictionary
convulse — rock, *shake, agitate Analogous words: *discompose, disturb, disquiet, perturb … New Dictionary of Synonyms
convulse — [kən vuls′] vt. convulsed, convulsing [< L convulsus, pp. of convellere, to tear loose < com , together + vellere, to pluck: see REVULSION] 1. to shake or disturb violently; agitate 2. to cause convulsions, or spasms, in 3. to cause to… … English World dictionary
convulse — UK [kənˈvʌls] / US verb Word forms convulse : present tense I/you/we/they convulse he/she/it convulses present participle convulsing past tense convulsed past participle convulsed 1) a) [transitive, usually passive] if you are convulsed with a… … English dictionary
convulse — verb (convulsed; convulsing) Etymology: Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere to pluck up, convulse, from com + vellere to pluck more at vulnerable Date: 1614 transitive verb to shake or agitate violently; especially to shake with or as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
CONVULSÉ, ÉE — adj. T. de Médecine Qui est atteint de convulsions. Membres, muscles convulsés. Par extension, Visage convulsé … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
