to revulse
- verb
- /rɪˈvʌls/
- Archaic
:
arrancar
- With a powerful tug, he revulsed the branch from the tree.
Examples
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The storm's fierce winds revulsed the old sign from its post, sending it crashing to the ground.
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The rescuers revulsed the debris to free the trapped animal.
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Don't revulse the painting from its frame!
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The storm revulsed the tree from its roots.
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The storm's fierce winds revulsed the old sign from its post, sending it crashing to the ground.
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With a powerful tug, he revulsed the branch from the tree.
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The rescuers revulsed the debris to free the trapped animal.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move something toward you using force, often to remove it
∞
1.0
To pull something so it breaks into pieces
646
1.7
To tear quickly and forcefully
196
4.1
To pull something suddenly and hard
80
4.5
To pull something away quickly and roughly
76
4.4
Use force with a tool to open or move something that is stuck
68
4.4
To pull something out quickly and with force, often to remove it completely
41
2.7
To take something off from where it is attached
33
4.2
To twist or pull something hard to remove it
24
4.8
To pull something out with force
15
6.1
To force something or someone out of a place where they are stuck
12
3.0
To pull something off quickly until it rips
10
8.7
To pull something apart with great force
9
3.5
To break a piece from something with a quick, sharp movement
6
4.5
To pull something off quickly with force
6
4.2
To push something out with effort or pressure
5
3.4
To open something by undoing a button or zipper
2
9.9
To tear something violently or be torn apart, often used for feelings
1
9.9
To tear something away suddenly by force
To tear something into separate parts, usually by force
To pull out a nail or stake pushed into something
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
revulse = re + vulse
The root 'vulse' is not a standalone English word and the literal sense 'to tear or wrench away' depends on an obsolete/Latinate root, so the meaning is not predictable for average learners.
Etymology
Revulse comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and vulsus 'to pull' or 'tear', and it once meant to pull or tear something away. So when revulse describes a physical action, think of something being 'pulled away' suddenly and with force.