verb
- to pull or tear away forcibly; to separate or wrench apart
Usage: formal or literary; often used in medical or anatomical contexts
Examples
- The surgeon had to divulse the damaged tissue to prevent infection.
- The storm's violent winds divulsed branches from the ancient oak tree.
- The roots were divulsed from the soil during the excavation.
- He divulsed the pages from the binding with a sharp tug.
- The accident divulsed several ligaments in her shoulder.