divulse

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verb

To pull apart forcibly.

OriginLatin dīvulsus →
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Meanings

verbdivulse (third-person singular simple present divulses, present participle divulsing, simple past and past participle divulsed)

present singular third person divulses · participle present divulsing · participle past divulsed · past divulsed

  1. transitivemedicineTo pull apart forcibly.

    The divulsing may be done with the Pratt rectal speculum, or with the fingers or thumbs. The fingers should slip far enough into the bowel to grasp the internal sphincter. The muscle is to be stretched quite sharply and then relaxed, […]

    2005, Dean T. Smith, Homoeopathy Before and After Surgery, page 43

Origin

  1. Latindīvellō“to tear apart”
  2. Latindīvulsus“torn apart”
  3. Englishdivulse

From Latin dīvulsus (“torn apart”), from Latin dīvellō (“to tear apart”).

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APA

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MLA

“divulse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divulse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “divulse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divulse.

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