Revulse

//ɹɪˈvʌls// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To pull back with force.

    "But piercing with his lance Alcmaon, son Of Thestor, suddenly revulsed the beam , Which following , Alcmaon to the earth Fell prone[…]"

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"But piercing with his lance Alcmaon, son Of Thestor, suddenly revulsed the beam , Which following , Alcmaon to the earth Fell prone[…]"

Etymology

From Latin revulsus (“revulsed”), past participle of revello (“I revulse”).

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