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- [verb uhn-juh-leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-; adjective uhn-juh-lit, -leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-]
- /verb ˈʌn dʒəˌleɪt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də-; adjective ˈʌn dʒə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də-/
- /ˈʌn.djʊ.leɪ.tɪŋ/
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- [verb uhn-juh-leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-; adjective uhn-juh-lit, -leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-]
- /verb ˈʌn dʒəˌleɪt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də-; adjective ˈʌn dʒə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də-/
Definitions of undulate word
- verb without object undulate to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze. 1
- verb without object undulate to have a wavy form or surface; bend with successive curves in alternate directions. 1
- verb without object undulate (of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch: the wail of a siren undulating in the distance. 1
- verb with object undulate to cause to move in waves. 1
- verb with object undulate to give a wavy form to. 1
- adjective undulate Also, undulated. having a wavelike or rippled form, surface, edge, etc.; wavy. 1
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Origin of undulate
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin undulātus waved, equivalent to und(a) wave + -ul(a) -ule + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Undulate
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undulate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
undulate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for undulate
verb undulate
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- billow — When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind.
- concuss — to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc
adj undulate
- involuted — intricate; complex.
adjective undulate
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- wavy — curving alternately in opposite directions; undulating: a wavy course; wavy hair.
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