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pulsate

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pulsate /pʌlˈseɪt, ˈpʌlseɪt/

▶verb

1 expand and contract with strong regular movements.

2 (often as adj. pulsating) produce a regular throbbing sensation or sound.

– derivatives
pulsation noun,
pulsator noun,
pulsatory /ˈpʌlsət(ə)ri/ adjective.

– origin C18 (earlier (ME) as pulsation): from L. pulsat-, pulsare ‘throb, pulse’.

'pulsate' also found in these Oxford entries:

beat - pulsatile - pulse - throb - thump

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