Undulate

  • 21undulate — adj. [L. unda, wave] Having a wavy surface or margin …

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  • 22undulate — undulator, n. v. /un jeuh layt , un dyeuh , deuh /; adj. /un jeuh lit, layt , un dyeuh , deuh /, v., undulated, undulating, adj. v.i. 1. to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising and falling or side to side alternation of …

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  • 23undulate — 1. verb a) To cause to move in a wavelike motion. b) To cause to resemble a wave 2. adjective a) Wavy in appearance or form …

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  • 24undulate — Synonyms and related words: alternate, bank, be here again, be poised, billow, brandish, break, circle, comb, come again, come and go, come around, come round, come round again, come up again, crab, crash, cycle, dash, dip, ebb and flow, feather …

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  • 25undulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. surge, fluctuate, ripple, pulsate, wave. See oscillation, convolution. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To surge] Syn. billow, wave, ripple; see move 1 . 2. [To sway] Syn. pulsate, oscillate, swing; see wave 3 …

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  • 26undulate — un|du|late [ˈʌndjuleıt US dʒə ] v [i]formal to move or be shaped like waves that are rising and falling ▪ undulating hills >undulation [ˌʌndjuˈleıʃən US dʒə ] n [U and C] …

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  • 27undulate — un|du|late [ ʌndʒə,leıt ] verb intransitive MAINLY LITERARY to move gently up and down in the shape of waves on the ocean ╾ un|du|lat|ing adjective …

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  • 28undulate — un·du·late || ÊŒndjÊŠleɪt v. cause to move in waves; form waves; move as a wave; possess a wave like shape; display a wavy appearance …

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  • 29undulate — verb ʌndjʊleɪt move with a smooth wave like motion. ↘[usu. as adjective undulating] have a wavy form or outline. adjective ʌndjʊlət Botany & Zoology having a wavy surface or edge. Derivatives undulately adverb undulation noun undulatory adjecti …

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  • 30undulate — v. n. Wave, fluctuate, move up and down …

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