enturbulate
enturbulate verb: to agitate or disturb; to upset, harass.
Verb
enturbulate (third-person singular simple present enturbulates, present participle enturbulating, simple past and past participle enturbulated)
- To agitate or disturb; to upset, harass.
- Underground armies operate in the large cities enturbulating the police with false information through anonymous phone calls and letters.1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, Grove Press, published 1992, →ISBN
- If, sitting quietly, one concentrates one's complete attention on one's own voice the mantra, the worry and distress which continually enturbulate the mind will gradually subside and one will gradually be suffused with a deep calm.1976, Emma McLoy Layman, Buddhism in America, Nelson-Hall, →ISBN, page 86
- Synonyms:
- perturb, unsettle, agitate, freak, sting, bother, bring down, discompose, unstring, disconcert
Synonyms of enturbulate
Forms of enturbulate
| third-person singular present | enturbulates |
|---|---|
| present participle | enturbulating |
| past participle | enturbulated |
| past | enturbulated |
Origin of enturbulate
Coined by L. Ron Hubbard, probably from the prefix en- plus turbulent or disturbed, to describe a state of mind within.
Words formed from enturbulate
Questions about enturbulate
- What does enturbulate mean?
- Enturbulate means to agitate or disturb; to upset, harass.
- What part of speech is enturbulate?
- Enturbulate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of enturbulate?
- The past tense of enturbulate is enturbulated.
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