"revulsed" for revolted

[sagehen]

Heard on NPR this morning (8/8/07):
Fearless Frank Deford  boldly took on "revulsion," battered its meaning a
little, & back-formed it to "revulsed," to express his disgust at promoters
of dogfighting, recently much in the news. (How're my commas doing?)
AM

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