† reˈvulse, v. Obs. rare.
[f. L. revuls-, ppl. stem of revellĕre: see revel v.2 So F. révulser.]
trans. To drag, draw, or pull back; to tear away.
| 1669 W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 78 This virulent acrimony..becomes by a retrograde motion revulsed into the veins. 1673 Harvey Anat. Exerc. ii. 123 To take away the blood..that it might be revulsed from the lungs. c 1690 Beverley Kingd. Christ 9 Any of the Ten, though if not Revuls'd from the Beast, they are in Prophetic Language, Horns of the Papacy. |