pul·sate (p l s t )intr.v. pul·sat·ed, pul·sat·ing, pul·sates 1. To expand and contract rhythmically; beat. 2. To quiver; vibrate.
[Latin puls re, puls t-, frequentative of pellere, to beat; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.] |
pulsate Verb
[-sating, -sated]
1. to expand and contract rhythmically, like a heartbeat
2. to quiver or vibrate: the images pulsate with energy and light
3. Physics to vary in intensity or magnitude [Latin pulsare to push]
pulsation n
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| Verb | 1. | pulsate - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"pulsate, quiver, beat - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" |
| 2. | pulsate - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
| 3. | pulsate - produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
pulsate verb throb,
pound,
beat,
hammer,
pulse,
tick,
thump,
quiver,
vibrate,
thud,
palpitate
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