† diˈvulse, v. Obs.
[f. L. dīvuls-, ppl. stem of dīvellĕre f. dī-, dis- 1 + vellĕre to pluck, pull: cf. convulse.]
trans. To tear apart or asunder.
| 1602 Marston Ant. & Mel. i. Wks. 1856 I. 9 Vaines, synewes, arteries..Burst and divul'st with anguish of my griefe. 1633 T. Bancroft Glutton's Feaver B iv, My sinewes all divul'st with passion fell. 1691 Beverley Thous. Years Kingd. Christ 36 No part that can be divuls'd One from Another, but All Lying Close in a Line. |