pulsate

verb

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

move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

expand and contract rhythmically

Roots

pellopuls- · Latin · drive, push

Synonyms for pulsate

throbn pulsen palpitatev beatv quivern vibratev oscillatev undulatev thumpn thrumn

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Where does pulsate come from?

The word pulsate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root puls-, from Latin pello (“drive, push”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.