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pal·pi·tate
(păl′pĭ-tāt′)intr.v. pal·pi·tat·ed, pal·pi·tat·ing, pal·pi·tates
1. To move with a slight tremulous motion; tremble, shake, or quiver.
2. To beat with excessive rapidity; throb.
[Latin palpitāre, palpitāt-, frequentative of palpāre, to touch gently; see palpable.]
pal′pi·tat′ing·ly adv.
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palpitate
(ˈpælpɪˌteɪt)vb (intr)
1. (Pathology) (of the heart) to beat with abnormal rapidity
2. to flutter or tremble
[C17: from Latin palpitāre to throb, from palpāre to stroke]
ˈpalpitant, ˈpalpitating adj
ˌpalpiˈtation n
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pal•pi•tate
(ˈpæl pɪˌteɪt)v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i.
1. to pulsate, as the heart, with unusual rapidity; flutter.
2. to quiver; tremble.
v.t. 3. to cause to pulsate or tremble.
[1615–25; < Latin palpitātus, past participle of palpitāre to pulsate, frequentative of palpāre to stroke. See palpate1]
pal•pi•tant (ˈpæl pɪ tənt) adj.
pal′pi•tat`ing•ly, adv.
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palpitate
Past participle: palpitated
Gerund: palpitating
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Verb | 1. | palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart" |
2. | palpitate - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" | |
3. | palpitate - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart" |
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palpitate
verb
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palpitate
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Translations
يَخْفِق القَلب بِسُرْعَه
bušit
hamre
slá hratt
tvinkčiotivirpėjimasvirpėti
ātri sistiespulsēttrīsēt
búšiť
hızlı hızlı çarpmak
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palpitate
(ˈpӕlpiteit) verb (of the heart) to beat rapidly.
ˌpalpiˈtations noun plural an attack of rapid beating of the heart.
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pal·pi·tate
v. palpitar, latir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
palpitate
vi palpitarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.