English Explanatory Dictionary

convel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tear (tissue, a nerve, etc.), to convulse.
  2. To completely rebut, to utterly reject.

Pronunciation

/kənˈvɛl/

Word forms

convel convels convelling convelled

Etymology

From Latin convellō. Doublet of convulse.

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