pulsate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin pulsātiō (“‘repeated striking’”) from pulsō (“‘strike repeatedly’”) from pellō (“‘strike’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pʌlˈseɪt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpʌl.seɪt/
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[edit] Verb

to pulsate (third-person singular simple present pulsates, present participle pulsating, simple past and past participle pulsated)

1. To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat.
2. To quiver, vibrate, thrill.
3. To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.

[edit] Derived terms

• pulsatile
• pulsation
• pulsator
• pulsatory

[edit] Related terms

• pulsar

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

pulsate

1. Second-person plural present tense of pulsare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of pulsare.
3. Feminine plural of pulsato.