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Webster 1913 Edition

Palpitate

Pal′pi-tate

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Palpitated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Palpitating
.]
[L.
palpitare
,
palpitatum
, v. intens. fr.
pappare
. See
Palpable
.]
To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; – said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from excitement.

Webster 1828 Edition

Palpitate

PAL'PITATE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. palpito, from palpo. Palpito illustrates the primary sense of palpo.] To beat gently; to beat, as the heart; to flutter, that is, to move with little throws; as we say, to go pit a pat; applied particularly to a preternatural or excited movement of the heart.

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