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PULSATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube

Synonyms:

pulsate; pulse

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "pulsate" is one way to...):

create; make; produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

pulsation; pulse ((electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

Example:

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

Synonyms:

pulsate; pulse; throb

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "pulsate" is one way to...):

beat; pound; thump (move rhythmically)

Verb group:

beat; pulsate; quiver (move with or as if with a regular alternating motion)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence examples:

The crowds pulsate in the streets

The streets pulsate with crowds

Derivation:

pulsation; pulse (the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart)

pulse (the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

Example:

the city pulsated with music and excitement

Synonyms:

beat; pulsate; quiver

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "pulsate" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Verb group:

pulsate; pulse; throb (expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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