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pulsate

[ puhl-seyt ]

verb (used without object)

pulsated, pulsating.
  1. to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.

    Synonyms:

  2. to vibrate; quiver.


pulsate

/ ˈpʌlsətɪv; pʌlˈseɪt /

verb

  1. to expand and contract with a rhythmic beat; throb
  2. physics to vary in intensity, magnitude, size, etc

    the current was pulsating

  3. to quiver or vibrate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • pulsative, adjective
  • ˈ±è³Ü±ô²õ²¹³ÙŸ±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ÔŽÇ²Ô·±è³Ü±ôs²¹³Ù·Ÿ±²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è³Ü±ôs²¹³Ù·Ÿ±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pulsate1

1785–95; < Latin ±è³Ü±ô²õÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, past participle of ±è³Ü±ô²õÄå°ù±ð to batter, strike, make (strings) vibrate. See pulse 1, -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pulsate1

C18: from Latin ±è³Ü±ô²õÄå°ù±ð to push
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Synonym Study

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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As it breaks down, it feels as if it’s burrowing into your taste buds, the weighty flavor of the bar pulsating long after it is gone.

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The Wolffs say Wang should have easily known by the pulsating blood that an artery, and not a vein, had been hit.

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His last-minute winner in the club's pulsating 4-5 group stage win in Benfica was a key moment in his and the club's season.

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Teenager Sam Konstas hit a pulsating half-century on his Australia debut on a thrilling opening day of the fourth Test against India in Melbourne.

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The Scot won the Canadian Open with his dad on the bag and then the Scottish Open for a pulsating victory that counted on both tours.

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