pulsate
Meaning
- To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat.
- To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
- To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pʌlˈseɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pulsātus, from pulsō (“I strike repeatedly”), from pellō (“I strike”). Doublet of push.
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