different between convulsive vs convulse

English

Etymology

From French convulsif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?ls?v/

Adjective

convulsive (comparative more convulsive, superlative most convulsive)

1. Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
2. Having or producing convulsions.

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Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.vyl.siv/
• Homophone: convulsives

Adjective

convulsive

1. feminine singular of convulsif

Italian

Adjective

convulsive

1. feminine plural of convulsivo

English

Etymology

From Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (“to pluck up, dislocate, convulse”), from com- (“together”) + vellere (“to pluck, pull”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?ls/

Verb

convulse (third-person singular simple present convulses, present participle convulsing, simple past and past participle convulsed)

1. (transitive) To violently shake or agitate.
2. (transitive) To create great laughter.
3. (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortions of the body or limbs.

Related terms

• convulsion
• convulsive
• convulsant

Translations

Further reading

• convulse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• convulse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Adjective

convulse

1. feminine plural of convulso

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kon?u?ul.se/, [k?n?u?o??s??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon?vul.se/, [k?n?vuls?]

Participle

convulse

1. vocative masculine singular of convulsus

Portuguese

Verb

convulse

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of convulsar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of convulsar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of convulsar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of convulsar