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enturbulate en · VERB

Etymology

Coined by L. Ron Hubbard, probably from the prefix en- plus turbulent or disturbed, to describe a state of mind within.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard) To agitate or disturb; to upset, harass.
    • Underground armies operate in the large cities enturbulating the police with false information through anonymous phone calls and letters. 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, Grove Press, published 1992, →ISBN:
    • If, sitting quietly, one concentrates one's complete attention on one's own voice the mantra, the worry and distress which continually enturbulate the mind will gradually subside and one will gradually be suffused with a deep calm. 1976, Emma McLoy Layman, Buddhism in America, Nelson-Hall, →ISBN, page 86:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
enturbulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
enturbulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
enturbulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
enturbulated Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

entheta

Relateds

enturbulence · enturbulation

Synonyms

ruffle · sting · unstring · discompose · disconcert · unsettle · enturbulate · flurry · bring down · throw off balance · upset · put out · disturb · bother · agitate · unsettle · freak · perturb · mortify · perturb