convulse

From Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (“to pluck up, dislocate, convulse”), from com- (“together”) + vellere (“to pluck, pull”)

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.
3. (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortions of the body or limbs.

• convulsion
• convulsive
• convulsant

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

convulse

1. feminine plural of convulso

convulse

1. vocative masculine singular of convulsus

convulse

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of convulsar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of convulsar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of convulsar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of convulsar