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depulse

/dɪˈpʌls/

depulse verb: to drive away.

Verb

depulse (third-person singular simple present depulses, present participle depulsing, simple past and past participle depulsed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To drive away.
    • Animals of different species being depulsed and kept apart1670, Epicurus's Morals

Forms of depulse

third-person singular presentdepulses
present participledepulsing
past participledepulsed
pastdepulsed

Origin of depulse

From Latin depulsus, past participle of depellere (“to drive out”).

Words that rhyme with depulse

Questions about depulse

What does depulse mean?
Depulse means to drive away.
What part of speech is depulse?
Depulse is a verb.
How do you pronounce depulse?
Depulse is pronounced /dɪˈpʌls/.
What is the past tense of depulse?
The past tense of depulse is depulsed.

Words near depulse in the dictionary

  1. depuffing
  2. depuffs
  3. depulpation
  4. depulpations
  5. depulped
  6. depulse
  7. depulses
  8. depulsion
  9. depulsory
  10. depumping
  11. depupylase

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