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• vac|il|late — «VAS uh layt», intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. 1. to waver in mind or opinion: »She vacillated so long she lost the chance to choose which day to go. SYNONYM(S): hesitate. 2. to move first one way and then another; …   Useful english dictionary

• vac — no·vac·u·lite; vac·car·ia; vac·ca·ry; vac·cen·ic; vac·ci·nal; vac·ci·na·tion; vac·ci·na·tor; vac·cin·ia; vac·cin·i·a·ce·ae; vac·cin·i·al; vac·cin·iform; vac·cin·i·um; vac·ci·noid; vac·il·lan·cy; vac·il·lant; vac·il·late; vac·il·lat·ing·ly;… …   English syllables

• late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

• vac|u|o|late — «VAK yu uh layt», adjective. = vacuolated. (Cf. ↑vacuolated) …   Useful english dictionary

• Vāc — Vāk or Vāc (stem IAST|vāc , nominative IAST|vāk ) is the Sanskrit word for speech , voice , talk , or language , from a verbal root IAST|vac speak, tell, utter .Personified, Vāk is a goddess, most frequently she is identified with Bharati or… …   Wikipedia

• vacillate — vac·il·late …   English syllables

• vacillate — vac•il•late [[t]ˈvæs əˌleɪt[/t]] v. i. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute 2) to sway unsteadily; totter 3) to oscillate or fluctuate • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L vacillātus, ptp. of vacillāre to be… …   From formal English to slang

• vacillate — vac|il|late [ væsı,leıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to keep changing your ideas about something ╾ vac|il|la|tion [ ,væsı leıʃn ] noun count or uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vacillate — vac|il|late [ˈvæsıleıt] v [i]formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of vacillare to move from side to side, fail to decide ] to continue to change your opinions, decisions, ideas etc = ↑waver vacillate between ▪ Her parents… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Vacillate — Vac il*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vacillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vacillating}.] [L. vacillare, vacillatum; cf. Skr. va[ n]c.] [1913 Webster] 1. To move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to waver. [1913 Webster] [A spheroid] is always… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English