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un·du·late       (ŭn'jə-lāt', ŭn'dyə-, -də-)  Pronunciation Key  (click for larger image in new window) v.   un·du·lat·ed, un·du·lat·ing, un·du·lates v.   tr. To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion. To give a wavelike appearance or form to. v.   intr. To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion. See Synonyms at swing. To have a wavelike appearance or form. To increase and decrease in volume or pitch as if in waves. adj.   (-lĭt, -lāt') Having a wavy outline or appearance: leaves with undulate margins. [From Late Latin undula, small wave, diminutive of Latin unda, wave; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots.] un'du·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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undulate
adjective
1.	having a wavy margin and rippled surface
verb
1.	stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: ripple]
2.	occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" [syn: roll]
3.	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: roll]
4.	increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves; "The singer's voice undulated"

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: un·du·late
Pronunciation: '&n-j&-l&t, '&n-d(y)&-, -"lAt
Function: adjective
: having a wavy surface, edge, ormarkings undulate cell>

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Undulate

A*bound"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Abounding.] [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L. abundare to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf. Undulate.]

1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful.

The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. --Chambers.

Where sin abounded grace did much more abound. --Rom. v. 20.

2. To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.

To abound in, to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.

To abound with, to be filled with; to possess in great numbers.

Men abounding in natural courage. --Macaulay.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings. --Prov. xxviii. 20.

It abounds with cabinets of curiosities. --Addison.

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Undulate

In*un"date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inundated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inundating.] [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to overflow, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.]

1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town.

2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit.

Syn: To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge; drown.

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Undulate

Re*dound"\ (r?*dound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Redounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Redounding.] [F. redonder, L. redundare; pref. red-, re-, re- + undare to rise in waves or surges, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate, and cf. Redundant.]

1. To roll back, as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven back; to flow back, as a consequence or effect; to conduce; to contribute; to result.

The evil, soon Driven back, redounded as a flood on those From whom it sprung. --Milton.

The honor done to our religion ultimately redounds to God, the author of it. --Rogers.

both . . . will devour great quantities of paper, there will no small use redound from them to that manufacture. --Addison.

2. To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to overflow.

For every dram of honey therein found, A pound of gall doth over it redound. --Spenser.

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