vuls- root words — words with the vuls- root

The root vuls- comes from Latin vellere, meaning to pull, tear. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including anticonvulsant, anticonvulsive, avulse, avulsed, avulsing, convulsant, divulsion, electroconvulsive, revulsive. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the vuls- root

Explore words with vuls- — words containing the vuls- root and sharing its sense of "to pull, tear". Examples include anticonvulsant, anticonvulsive, avulse, avulsed, avulsing, convulsant, divulsion, electroconvulsive, revulsive. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The vuls- root means to pull, tear, from Latin vellere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.