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revulsed

revulsed is the simple past and past participle of revulse.

Meaning of revulse

Verb

revulse (third-person singular simple present revulses, present participle revulsing, simple past and past participle revulsed)

  1. To pull back with force.
    • But piercing with his lance Alcmaon, son
      Of Thestor, suddenly revulsed the beam ,
      Which following , Alcmaon to the earth
      Fell prone[…]1791, Homer, translated by W[illiam] Cowper, The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Translated into Blank Verse, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC

Adjective

revulsed (comparative more revulsed, superlative most revulsed)

  1. repelled; repulsed; feeling revulsion

Forms of revulsed

comparativemore revulsed
superlativemost revulsed

Questions about revulsed

What does revulsed mean?
Revulsed means repelled; repulsed; feeling revulsion.
What is revulsed the simple past and past participle of?
Revulsed is the simple past and past participle of revulse.
What part of speech is revulsed?
Revulsed is an adjective.

Words near revulsed in the dictionary

  1. revulcanizes
  2. revulcanizing
  3. revulsant
  4. revulsants
  5. revulse
  6. revulsed
  7. revulses
  8. revulsing
  9. revulsion
  10. revulsionary
  11. revulsions

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