Antonyms for pulsate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : puhl-seyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌl seɪt


Definition of pulsate

Origin :
  • 1741, back-formation from pulsation, from Latin pulsatus, past participle of pulsare "to beat against, strike upon" (see pulsation). Related: Pulsated; pulsating; pulsatile.
  • verb beat
Example sentences :
  • Her feelings, her thoughts, seemed to pulsate in concert with its rhythm.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • In the arterial system it also ebbed and flowed, and might be seen and felt to pulsate there.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • If this is the case the pus may pulsate if present in large quantity.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
  • When roused, his eyes lighted like a lamp, the whole man seemed to pulsate.
  • Extract from : « The Weavers, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • She reads a date, and her eyes seem to pulsate with blind fire.
  • Extract from : « Faithful Margaret » by Annie Ashmore
  • At once the interior of the Bluebird seemed to pulsate with life.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • No longer did it pulsate with mingled delicious emotions of devotion and trust.
  • Extract from : « Menotah » by Ernest G. Henham
  • Do you think me too wooden for the strings of my heart to pulsate?
  • Extract from : « The Vision Spendid » by William MacLeod Raine
  • He finds that if they pulsate synchronously they attract each other.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 303 » by Various
  • The hearts of some animals too, when torn out of the body, and even when dissected, continue their endeavours to pulsate.
  • Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various

Synonyms for pulsate

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