"palpitate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈpælpɪteɪt/ Forms: palpitates [present, singular, third-person], palpitating [participle, present], palpitated [participle, past], palpitated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin palpitō, palpitātus (“throb, pulsate, palpitate”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|palpito|palpitō, palpitātus|throb, pulsate, palpitate}} Latin palpitō, palpitātus (“throb, pulsate, palpitate”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} palpitate (third-person singular simple present palpitates, present participle palpitating, simple past and past participle palpitated)
  1. (intransitive) To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart. Tags: intransitive Translations (of the heart: to beat strongly or rapidly): бия (bija) (Bulgarian), пулсирам (pulsiram) (Bulgarian), 悸動 (Chinese Mandarin), 悸动 (jìdòng) (Chinese Mandarin), tykyttää (Finnish), hakata (Finnish), jyskyttää (Finnish), palpita (Kabuverdianu), kapakapatū (Maori), hotohoto (Maori), huahuaki (Maori), moko(w)hiti (Maori), kakapa (Maori), whētuki (Maori)
    Sense id: en-palpitate-en-verb-qXel6-RU Disambiguation of 'of the heart: to beat strongly or rapidly': 57 42 1
  2. (transitive) To cause to beat strongly or rapidly. Tags: transitive Translations (to cause to beat strongly or rapidly): aiheuttaa tykytystä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-palpitate-en-verb-weTt8Qzn Disambiguation of 'to cause to beat strongly or rapidly': 9 91 0
  3. (intransitive) To shake tremulously Tags: intransitive Synonyms (to shake tremulously): quiver, tremble, vibrate Translations (to shake tremulously): треперя (treperja) (Bulgarian), 顫抖 (Chinese Mandarin), 颤抖 (chàndǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), täristä (Finnish), väristä (Finnish), hytistä (Finnish), palpita (Kabuverdianu)
    Sense id: en-palpitate-en-verb-7Y5ah7JB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Kabuverdianu translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 28 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 31 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 22 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 24 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Kabuverdianu translations: 11 23 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 23 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 24 63 Disambiguation of 'to shake tremulously': 1 1 98 Disambiguation of 'to shake tremulously': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (to beat rapidly): flutter, pound, throb Derived forms: palpitant, palpitation
Disambiguation of 'to beat rapidly': 52 48 0

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "of the heart: to beat strongly or rapidly",
      "word": "hakata"
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      "sense": "of the heart: to beat strongly or rapidly",
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      "sense": "of the heart: to beat strongly or rapidly",
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      "sense": "of the heart: to beat strongly or rapidly",
      "word": "hotohoto"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "of the heart: to beat strongly or rapidly",
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      "sense": "of the heart: to beat strongly or rapidly",
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      "sense": "to shake tremulously",
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      "sense": "to shake tremulously",
      "word": "täristä"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to shake tremulously",
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