"pulsate" meaning in English

See pulsate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pʌlˈseɪt/ [UK], /ˈpʌl.seɪt/ [UK, obsolete], /ˈpʌl.seɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-pulsate.ogg , en-au-pulsate.ogg 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, {{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': 95 3 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, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 53 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 31 47 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 12 61 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 62 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 17 61 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 62 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 61 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 14 60 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 62 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 50 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 62 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 14 60 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 57 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 4 86 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 14 61 25 Disambiguation of 'to quiver, vibrate, thrill': 6 87 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 4 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pulsatile, pulsation, pulsator, pulsatory Related terms: pulsar

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "pulʹsírovatʹ",
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          "roman": "bítʹsja",
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          "roman": "pulʹsuváty",
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          "roman": "drožátʹ",
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          "word": "oscilovat"
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          "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",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʌl.seɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(UK) -eɪt"
    }
  ],
  "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"
}

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