Word For The Day, Thursday, June 21, 2012 - divulse

dictionaries ad nauseam | 21 June 2012 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

divulse \dahy-VUHLS\, verb
To tear away or apart.

Example sentences:
A perforation having been so made, it is safer to divulse the opening rather than to enlarge it by cutting in order to avoid the possibility of opening a blood vessel in an inaccessible region.
-- Eugene Fuller, M.D., The Journal of the American Medical Association

Even if you are the kooper of the winkel over measure never lost a license. Nor a duckindonche divulse from bath and breakfast.
-- James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

Etymology:
Divulse comes from the Latin root vellere meaning "plucked". The prefix di- is a variation of dis- before the letter v meaning "apart" or "away", as in disown.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[secret garden]

Rise and shine!

[theDentist]

ODrama and his minions fear that to divulse the inner workings of Fast & Furious will result in the Congress divulging their foolish actions resulting in an untold number of deaths.

[Explorer89]

When will Hilder be divulsed, and thrown under the bus?

[NicknamedBob]

Toilet paper Holder?

[xsmommy]

duckindonche

good word! but now i have to look up this one!

[xsmommy]

Holder's dissembling is finally divulsing the curtain that has obscured F&F from public view.

[left that other site]

The layers of evil in the Administration need to be divulsed like an onion.

[SoothingDave]

“Divulse” is when you die, but your body is still convulsing.

[NeoCaveman]

Divulse? Never

[NeoCaveman]

Eric Witholder

[afraidfortherepublic]

Unions are divulsing members right and left, so a union in Michigan has taken steps to stop the attrition. Union Demaands Credit Card Numbers from Members

[count-your-change]

Divulse

Three stages of marriage: Impulse, Repulse, Divulse.

[secret garden]

A for you!

[secret garden]

Soon I hope. A for you.

[secret garden]

He is all about the CYA.

[tioga]

I am SO gonna steal that one. It’s brilliant. Eric Witholder.

[secret garden]

A+ for you. I don't know if they'd rather talk about the 2nd amendment or the economy so it may be a campaign ploy to distract from other, more important issues.

[secret garden]

And like that, it will make the country cry to see what they have done. A for you.

[secret garden]

Going medical on us, are you? A for creativity.