Main Entry: con·vulse

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈvəls\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): con·vulsed; con·vuls·ing

Etymology: Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere to pluck up, convulse, from com- + vellere to pluck — more at vulnerable

Date: 1614

transitive verb : to shake or agitate violently; especially : to shake with or as if with irregular spasms <was convulsed with laughter>intransitive verb : to become affected with convulsions

synonyms see shake