undulate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin undulātus (“undulated”), from an unattested *undula (“small wave”), diminutive of Latin unda (“wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌndjəleɪt/, /ˈʌndjʊleɪt/, /ˈʌndʒəleɪt/, /ˈʌndʒʊleɪt/, /ˈʌndəleɪt/
- (adjective, non-merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˈʌndjəlɪt/, /ˈʌndjʊlɪt/, /ˈʌndʒəlɪt/, /ˈʌndʒʊlɪt/, /ˈʌndəlɪt/
- (adjective, merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˈʌndjələt/, /ˈʌndʒələt/, /ˈʌndələt/
Verb
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- (transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
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- Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated.
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- (transitive) To cause to resemble a wave
- (intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
- (intransitive) To appear wavelike.
Translations
transitive: cause to move in a wave
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transitive: cause to resemble a wave
intransitive: move in wavelike motions
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intransitive: resemble a wave
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See also
Adjective
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undulate (comparative more undulate, superlative most undulate)
- Wavy in appearance or form.
- Changing the pitch and volume of one's voice.
- (botany, of a margin) sinuous, winding up and down.
Translations
wavy in appearance or form
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changing one's voice
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Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) undulāte
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