Meanings
verbdepulse (third-person singular simple present depulses, present participle depulsing, simple past and past participle depulsed)
present singular third person depulses · participle present depulsing · participle past depulsed · past depulsed
- obsoletetransitiveTo drive away.
Animals of different species being depulsed and kept apart
1670, Epicurus's Morals
Origin
- Latindepulsus
- Englishdepulse
From Latin depulsus, past participle of depellere (“to drive out”).
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depulse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depulse.
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