"pulsate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /pʌlˈseɪt/ [UK], /ˈpʌl.seɪt/ [UK], /ˈpʌl.seɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-pulsate.ogg [US], en-au-pulsate.ogg [Australia] Forms: pulsates [present, singular, third-person], pulsating [participle, present], pulsated [participle, past], pulsated [past]
Rhymes: (UK) -eɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pulsātus, from pulsō (“I strike repeatedly”), from pellō (“I strike”). Doublet of push. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pulsātus}} Latin pulsātus, {{m|la|pulsō||I strike repeatedly}} pulsō (“I strike repeatedly”), {{m|la|pellō||I strike}} pellō (“I strike”), {{doublet|en|push}} Doublet of push Head templates: {{en-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. Translations (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat): σφύζω (sphúzō) (Ancient Greek), σκαρίζω (skarízō) (Ancient Greek), բաբախել (babaxel) (Armenian), զարկել (zarkel) (Armenian), пулсирам (pulsiram) (Bulgarian), туптя (tuptja) (Bulgarian), 脈動 (Chinese Cantonese), 脉动 (mak⁶ dong⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), (有規律地)跳動 (Chinese Cantonese), (有规律地)跳动 (tiu³ dong⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), pulzovat (Czech), sykkiä (Finnish), pulsieren (German), frithbhuail (Irish), pulsare (Italian), pulsować [imperfective] (Polish), tętnić [imperfective] (Polish), pulsar (Portuguese), pulsa (Romanian), пульси́ровать (pulʹsírovatʹ) (Russian), би́ться (bítʹsja) (Russian), plosg (Scottish Gaelic), latir (Spanish), pulsera (Swedish), särp- (Tocharian B), пульсува́ти (pulʹsuváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-pulsate-en-verb-vMyICv2S Disambiguation of 'to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat': 96 2 2
  2. To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music. Translations (to quiver, vibrate, thrill): вибрирам (vibriram) (Bulgarian), pulzovat (Czech), väristä (Finnish), pulsieren (German), вибри́ровать (vibrírovatʹ) (Russian), дрожа́ть (drožátʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pulsate-en-verb-f7k7cvWF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 51 33 Disambiguation of 'to quiver, vibrate, thrill': 4 89 6
  3. To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity. Translations (to produce a recurring increase and decrease): oscilovat (Czech), sykkiä (Finnish), pulsieren (German), пульсува́ти (pulʹsuváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-pulsate-en-verb-r84N8K-j Disambiguation of 'to produce a recurring increase and decrease': 5 5 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pulsatile, pulsation, pulsator, pulsatory Related terms: pulsar

Verb [Ido]

Head templates: {{io-part|adv}} pulsate
  1. adverbial present passive participle of pulsar Tags: adverbial, form-of, participle, passive, present Form of: pulsar
    Sense id: en-pulsate-io-verb-kozieOef

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} pulsate
  1. inflection of pulsare:
    second-person plural present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
    Sense id: en-pulsate-it-verb-VVlXphUx Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 83 12 4
  2. inflection of pulsare:
    second-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, second-person
    Sense id: en-pulsate-it-verb-QfPwNTGM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}} pulsate f pl
  1. feminine plural of pulsato Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: pulsato
    Sense id: en-pulsate-it-verb-izI97688
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Latin]

Forms: pulsāte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=pulsāte}} pulsāte
  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pulsō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, plural, present, second-person Form of: pulsō
    Sense id: en-pulsate-la-verb-1AscBoNQ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} pulsate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of pulsar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: pulsar
    Sense id: en-pulsate-es-verb-J8YBO4Cy Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pulsate meaning in All languages combined (11.5kB)

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        "To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat."
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          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "բաբախել"
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          "word": "туптя"
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "脈動"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "mak⁶ dong⁶",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "脉动"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "(有規律地)跳動"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "tiu³ dong⁶",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "(有规律地)跳动"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "pulzovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "sykkiä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "pulsieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "sphúzō",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "σφύζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "skarízō",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "σκαρίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "frithbhuail"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "pulsare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "pulsować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "tętnić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "pulsar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "pulsa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pulʹsírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "пульси́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bítʹsja",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "би́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "plosg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "latir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "pulsera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "word": "särp-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pulʹsuváty",
          "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пульсува́ти"
        }
      ]
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The party pulsated with revellers.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "quiver",
          "quiver"
        ],
        [
          "vibrate",
          "vibrate"
        ],
        [
          "flash",
          "flash"
        ],
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vibriram",
          "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
          "word": "вибрирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
          "word": "pulzovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
          "word": "väristä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
          "word": "pulsieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vibrírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
          "word": "вибри́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "drožátʹ",
          "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
          "word": "дрожа́ть"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity."
      ],
      "id": "en-pulsate-en-verb-r84N8K-j",
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        [
          "recur",
          "recur"
        ],
        [
          "increase",
          "increase"
        ],
        [
          "decrease",
          "decrease"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 5 90",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to produce a recurring increase and decrease",
          "word": "oscilovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 5 90",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to produce a recurring increase and decrease",
          "word": "sykkiä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 5 90",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to produce a recurring increase and decrease",
          "word": "pulsieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 5 90",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pulʹsuváty",
          "sense": "to produce a recurring increase and decrease",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пульсува́ти"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/pʌlˈseɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʌl.seɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpʌl.seɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(UK) -eɪt"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/En-us-pulsate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/En-au-pulsate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
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}

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          "word": "pulsato"
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          "pulsato",
          "pulsato#Italian"
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  "lang": "Latin",
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "form-of",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
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  ],
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}

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        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "pulsate",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "pulsar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular voseo imperative of pulsar combined with te"
      ],
      "id": "en-pulsate-es-verb-J8YBO4Cy",
      "links": [
        [
          "pulsar",
          "pulsar#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "te",
          "te#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "object-second-person",
        "object-singular",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "with-voseo"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪt",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪt/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "pulsatile"
    },
    {
      "word": "pulsation"
    },
    {
      "word": "pulsator"
    },
    {
      "word": "pulsatory"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pulsātus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pulsātus",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pulsō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I strike repeatedly"
      },
      "expansion": "pulsō (“I strike repeatedly”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pellō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I strike"
      },
      "expansion": "pellō (“I strike”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "push"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of push",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin pulsātus, from pulsō (“I strike repeatedly”), from pellō (“I strike”). Doublet of push.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pulsates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulsating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulsated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulsated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pulsate (third-person singular simple present pulsates, present participle pulsating, simple past and past participle pulsated)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pulsar"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expand",
          "expand"
        ],
        [
          "contract",
          "contract"
        ],
        [
          "rhythmically",
          "rhythmically"
        ],
        [
          "throb",
          "throb"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The party pulsated with revellers.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quiver",
          "quiver"
        ],
        [
          "vibrate",
          "vibrate"
        ],
        [
          "flash",
          "flash"
        ],
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "recur",
          "recur"
        ],
        [
          "increase",
          "increase"
        ],
        [
          "decrease",
          "decrease"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʌlˈseɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʌl.seɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʌl.seɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(UK) -eɪt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-pulsate.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5f/En-us-pulsate.ogg/En-us-pulsate.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/En-us-pulsate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-pulsate.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/15/En-au-pulsate.ogg/En-au-pulsate.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/En-au-pulsate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "babaxel",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "բաբախել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "zarkel",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "զարկել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pulsiram",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "пулсирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tuptja",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "туптя"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "脈動"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mak⁶ dong⁶",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "脉动"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "(有規律地)跳動"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "tiu³ dong⁶",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "(有规律地)跳动"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "pulzovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "sykkiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "pulsieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "sphúzō",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "σφύζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "skarízō",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "σκαρίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "frithbhuail"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "pulsare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "pulsować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "tętnić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "pulsar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "pulsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pulʹsírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "пульси́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bítʹsja",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "би́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "plosg"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "latir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "pulsera"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "word": "särp-"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pulʹsuváty",
      "sense": "to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пульсува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vibriram",
      "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
      "word": "вибрирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
      "word": "pulzovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
      "word": "väristä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
      "word": "pulsieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vibrírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
      "word": "вибри́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "drožátʹ",
      "sense": "to quiver, vibrate, thrill",
      "word": "дрожа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to produce a recurring increase and decrease",
      "word": "oscilovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to produce a recurring increase and decrease",
      "word": "sykkiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to produce a recurring increase and decrease",
      "word": "pulsieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pulʹsuváty",
      "sense": "to produce a recurring increase and decrease",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пульсува́ти"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pulsate"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adv"
      },
      "expansion": "pulsate",
      "name": "io-part"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ido",
  "lang_code": "io",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ido adverbial participles",
        "Ido non-lemma forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "pulsar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adverbial present passive participle of pulsar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pulsar",
          "pulsar#Ido"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pulsate"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian past participle forms",
    "Italian verb forms"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "pulsate",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of pulsare:",
        "second-person plural present indicative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pulsare",
          "pulsare#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of pulsare:",
        "second-person plural imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pulsare",
          "pulsare#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pulsate"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian past participle forms"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "past participle form",
        "g": "f-p"
      },
      "expansion": "pulsate f pl",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "pulsato"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine plural of pulsato"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pulsato",
          "pulsato#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pulsate"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pulsāte",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "verb form",
        "head": "pulsāte"
      },
      "expansion": "pulsāte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "pulsō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person plural present active imperative of pulsō"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pulsō",
          "pulso#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pulsate"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "pulsate",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish non-lemma forms",
        "Spanish verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "pulsar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular voseo imperative of pulsar combined with te"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pulsar",
          "pulsar#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "te",
          "te#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "object-second-person",
        "object-singular",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "with-voseo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pulsate"
}

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