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• pul|sate — «PUHL sayt», intransitive verb, sat|ed, sat|ing. 1. to beat; throb; expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart or an artery does: »The patient s heart is pulsating rapidly. Figurative. What strains and strophes of unwritten verse pulsate… …   Useful english dictionary

• sate — an·sate; apa·raph·y·sate; apoph·y·sate; au·tol·y·sate; bur·sate; com·pen·sate; con·den·sate; dif·fu·sate; en·sate; fos·sate; fu·sate; gen·ti·sate; glos·sate; hy·drol·y·sate; im·provi·sate; in·ten·sate; ly·sate; pa·raph·y·sate; pul·sate;… …   English syllables

• pul — aca·pul·co; am·pul; am·pul·la; am·pul·la·ceous; am·pul·lar; am·pul·lar·ia; am·pul·late; am·pul·li·form; am·pul·lu·la; at·ta·pul·gite; cal·pul·li; car·dio·pul·mo·nary; com·pul·sa·tive; com·pul·sa·to·ry; com·pul·sion; com·pul·si·tor;… …   English syllables

• pulsate — pul·sate …   English syllables

• pulsate — pul|sate [pʌlˈseıt US ˈpʌlseıt] v [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of pulsare, from pulsus; PULSE1] 1.) to make sounds or movements that are strong and regular like a heart beating ▪ I could see the veins in his neck pulsating …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pulsate — pul|sate [ pʌl,seıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to make movements or sounds in a regular pattern: Music pulsated from the bar into the street. 2. ) LITERARY to express life and feelings in a way that makes people excited: pulsate with: Every song… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pulsate — pul•sate [[t]ˈpʌl seɪt[/t]] v. i. sat•ed, sat•ing 1) phl to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb 2) to vibrate; quiver • Etymology: 1785–95; < L pulsātus, ptp. of pulsāre to batter, strike, make (strings) vibrate …   From formal English to slang

• pulsate — To throb or beat rhythmically; said of the heart or an artery. [L. pulso, pp. atus, to beat] * * * pul·sate pəl .sātalso .pəl vi, pul·sat·ed; pul·sat·ing to exhibit a pulse or pulsation <a pulsating artery> * * * pul·sate (pulґsāt) to… …   Medical dictionary

• Pulsate — Pul sate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pulsated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulsating}.] [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.] To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pulsated — Pulsate Pul sate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pulsated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulsating}.] [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.] To throb, as a pulse; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English