undulate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin undulātus (“‘undulated’”), from *undula (“‘small wave’”), diminutive of Latin unda (“‘wave’”).

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to undulate (third-person singular simple present undulates, present participle undulating, simple past and past participle undulated)

1. (transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
2. (transitive) To cause to resemble a wave
3. (intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
4. (intransitive) To appear wavelike.

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undulate

1. Wavy in appearance or form.
2. Changing the pitch and volume of one's voice.
3. (botany, of a margin) Winding up and down gradually relative to the blade.