undulate en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈʌndjʊleɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈʌndəleɪt/
- /ˈʌnd͡ʒəleɪt/
- /ˈʌndjəleɪt/
- /ˈʌnd͡ʒʊleɪt/
Etymology
First attested in 1664; borrowed from New Latin undulātus, the perfect passive participle of undulō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from an unattested *undula (“small wave”), diminutive of Latin unda (“wave”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
Breath vocalized, i.e., vibrated and undulated.
1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC:
- (transitive) To cause to resemble a wave.
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(intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
Come lovely and soothing death, / Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, / In the day, in the night, to all, to each, / Sooner or later delicate death.
1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems:His tongue undulated.
- (intransitive) To appear wavelike.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| undulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undulatory · undulative · undulately · undulation · undulator · circumundulate
Relateds
Translations (59)
de schwingen (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · ko 흔들다 (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · de undulieren (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · da ondulere (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · ca ondar (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · fi värisyttää (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · pt ondular (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · de wiegen (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · pt ondear (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · fi aallottaa (transitive: cause to resemble a wave) · el κυματίζω (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · ota طالغهلانمق (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · ru ряби́ть (transitive: cause to resemble a wave) · de schlängeln (intransitive: resemble a wave) · fi saada aaltoilemaan (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · fr ondoyer (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · ru ряби́ть (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · pt ondear (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · ota طالغهلانمق (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · mi ngapu (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · hu hullámosít (transitive: cause to resemble a wave) · hu hullámzik (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · bg правя вълнообразен (transitive: cause to resemble a wave) · fr onduler (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · sl vzvalovati (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · de ondulieren (transitive: cause to resemble a wave) · nb bølge (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · de wogen (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · de wellen (transitive: cause to resemble a wave) · fi kiemurrella (intransitive: resemble a wave) · es ondear (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · mi māpuna (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · hu ondolál (transitive: cause to resemble a wave) · mi pūwakawaka (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · pt ondular (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · pt ondular (transitive: cause to resemble a wave) · tr dalgalandırmak (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · bg вълнувам (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · bg вълнувам се (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · ca ondular (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · de wellen (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · pl falować (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · ca ondar (transitive: cause to resemble a wave) · ru ряби́ть (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · ca onejar (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · de wogen (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · fi aaltoilla (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · sv bölja (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · es ondular (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · bg вълнообразен съм (intransitive: resemble a wave) · el κυμαίνομαι (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · es ondear (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · da svinger (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · tr dalgalanmak (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · de sich wellenförmig bewegen (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · de wellenförmig bewegen (transitive: cause to move in a wave) · ko 흔들리다 (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · de wallen (intransitive: move in wavelike motions) · ca ondular (intransitive: move in wavelike motions)