Definitions for pulsate
ˈpʌl seɪtpul·sate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pulsate, throb, pulseverb

   expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

   "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"

2. pulsate, beat, quiververb

   move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

   "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

3. pulse, pulsateverb

   produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses

   "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pulsateverb

   To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat.

2. pulsateverb

   To quiver, vibrate, thrill.

3. pulsateverb

   To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.

4. Etymology: From pulsatio, from pulso, from pello

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pulsate

   Pulsate is a verb describing a repeated, rhythmic, patterned movement of expansion and contraction, similar to how a heart beats or a light may flash on and off. It can also convey a strong, recurring emotion or sensation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Pulsate

   to throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart

2. Etymology: [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat, strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Pulse, v.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pulsate

   pul′sāt, v.i. to beat, as the heart or as a vein: to throb.—adj. Pul′satile, that can pulsate, as a wound: that may be struck or beaten, as a drum: played by beating: acting by pulsation.—n. Pulsā′tion, a beating or throbbing: a motion of the heart or pulse: any measured beat: a vibration.—adj. Pul′sative.—n. Pulsā′tor, a pulsometer: a jigging-machine, used in South African diamond-digging.—adj. Pul′satory, beating or throbbing.—n. any musical instrument played by being beaten on. [L. pulsāre, -ātum, to beat, freq. of pellĕre, pulsum, to drive.]

Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Move
   • Produce

Anagrams for pulsate »

1. spatule

2. upsteal

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pulsate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pulsate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pulsate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pulsate
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulsate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pulsate