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Webster 1913 Edition

Pulsate

Pul′sate

,
Verb.
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
,
Verb.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pulsate

PULS'ATE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. pulsatus,pulso, to beat, from the root of pello, to drive.] To beat or throb.
The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body.

Definition 2024

pulsate

pulsate

English

Verb

pulsate ‎(third-person singular simple present pulsates, present participle pulsating, simple past and past participle pulsated)

  1. to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat
  2. to quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music
  3. to produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Ido

Verb

pulsate

  1. adverbial present passive participle of pulsar

Italian

Verb

pulsate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of pulsare
  2. second-person plural imperative of pulsare

Verb

pulsate f pl

  1. feminine plural of pulsato

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

pulsāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pulsō

Etymology

From Latin pulsātiō ‎(“repeated striking”), from pulsō ‎(“I strike repeatedly”), from pellō ‎(“I strike”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pʌlˈseɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpʌl.seɪt/

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