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pul⋅sate
[puhl-seyt] 
–verb (used without object), -sat⋅ed, -sat⋅ing.
| 1. | to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb. |
| 2. | to vibrate; quiver. |
Origin:
1785–95; < L pulsātus, ptp. of pulsāre to batter, strike, make (strings) vibrate. See pulse 1 , -ate 1
1785–95; < L pulsātus, ptp. of pulsāre to batter, strike, make (strings) vibrate. See pulse 1 , -ate 1
Synonyms:
1. pulse. Pulsate, beat, palpitate, throb refer to the recurrent vibratory movement of the heart, the pulse, etc. To pulsate is to move in a definite rhythm, temporarily or for a longer duration: Blood pulsates in the arteries. To beat is to repeat a vibration or pulsation regularly for some time: One's heart beats many times a minute. To palpitate is to beat at a rapid rate, often producing a flutter: to palpitate with excitement. To throb is to beat with an unusual force that is often associated with pain or heightened emotion or sensation: to throb with terror.
1. pulse. Pulsate, beat, palpitate, throb refer to the recurrent vibratory movement of the heart, the pulse, etc. To pulsate is to move in a definite rhythm, temporarily or for a longer duration: Blood pulsates in the arteries. To beat is to repeat a vibration or pulsation regularly for some time: One's heart beats many times a minute. To palpitate is to beat at a rapid rate, often producing a flutter: to palpitate with excitement. To throb is to beat with an unusual force that is often associated with pain or heightened emotion or sensation: to throb with terror.
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| pul·sate (pŭl'sāt') intr.v. pul·sat·ed, pul·sat·ing, pul·sates
[Latin pulsāre, pulsāt-, frequentative of pellere, to beat; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Pulsate
Pul"sate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pulsated; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulsating.] [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat, strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Pulse, v.] To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart. The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body. --E. Darwin.
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Language Translation for : pulsate
Spanish:
latir, palpitar,
German:
pulsieren,
Japanese:
脈打つ
Main Entry: pul·sate
Pronunciation: 'p&l-"sAt also "p&l-'
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: pul·sat·ed;pul·sat·ing
: to exhibit a pulse or pulsation pulsating artery>
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pulsate pul·sate (pŭl'sāt')
v. pul·sat·ed, pul·sat·ing, pul·sates
To expand and contract rhythmically; beat.
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