REVULSE
Re*vulse", v. t. Etym: [L. revulsus, p. p. of revellere.]
Defn: To pull back with force. [R.] Cowper.
REVULSION
Re*vul"sion, n. Etym: [F. révulsion, L. revulsio, fr. revellere,
revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. re- re- + vellere to pull. Cf.
Convulse.]
1. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. "Revulsions and pullbacks." SSir T. Brovne.
2. A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; — applied to the feelings. A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the Parliament and the country, followed. Macaulay.
3. (Med.)
Defn: The act of turning or diverting any disease from one part of the body to another. It resembles derivation, but is usually applied to a more active form of counter irritation.
REVULSIVE
Re*vul"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. révulsif.]
Defn: Causing, or tending to, revulsion.
REVULSIVE
Re*vul"sive, n.