pulsate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin pulsātus, from pulsō (“I strike repeatedly”), from pellō (“I strike”). Doublet of push.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /pʌlˈseɪt/, (obsolete) /ˈpʌl.seɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpʌl.seɪt/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -eɪt
Verb[edit]
pulsate (third-person singular simple present pulsates, present participle pulsating, simple past and past participle pulsated)
- To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat.
- To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
- The party pulsated with revellers.
- To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat
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to quiver, vibrate, thrill
to produce a recurring increase and decrease
Anagrams[edit]
Ido[edit]
Verb[edit]
pulsate
- adverbial present passive participle of pulsar
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
pulsate
- inflection of pulsare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
pulsate f pl
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
pulsāte
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
pulsate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of pulsar combined with te
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