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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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; to shake with irregular spasms,
as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain.
With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed
his powerful frame. --Macaulay.
2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
The world is convulsed by the agonies of great
nations. --Macaulay.
Syn: To agitate; disturb; shake; tear; rend.
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