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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

Imperative
palpitate
palpitate
Present
I palpitate
you palpitate
he/she/it palpitates
we palpitate
you palpitate
they palpitate
Preterite
I palpitated
you palpitated
he/she/it palpitated
we palpitated
you palpitated
they palpitated
Present Continuous
I am palpitating
you are palpitating
he/she/it is palpitating
we are palpitating
you are palpitating
they are palpitating
Present Perfect
I have palpitated
you have palpitated
he/she/it has palpitated
we have palpitated
you have palpitated
they have palpitated
Past Continuous
I was palpitating
you were palpitating
he/she/it was palpitating
we were palpitating
you were palpitating
they were palpitating
Past Perfect
I had palpitated
you had palpitated
he/she/it had palpitated
we had palpitated
you had palpitated
they had palpitated
Future
I will palpitate
you will palpitate
he/she/it will palpitate
we will palpitate
you will palpitate
they will palpitate
Future Perfect
I will have palpitated
you will have palpitated
he/she/it will have palpitated
we will have palpitated
you will have palpitated
they will have palpitated
Future Continuous
I will be palpitating
you will be palpitating
he/she/it will be palpitating
we will be palpitating
you will be palpitating
they will be palpitating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been palpitating
you have been palpitating
he/she/it has been palpitating
we have been palpitating
you have been palpitating
they have been palpitating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been palpitating
you will have been palpitating
he/she/it will have been palpitating
we will have been palpitating
you will have been palpitating
they will have been palpitating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been palpitating
you had been palpitating
he/she/it had been palpitating
we had been palpitating
you had been palpitating
they had been palpitating
Conditional
I would palpitate
you would palpitate
he/she/it would palpitate
we would palpitate
you would palpitate
they would palpitate
Past Conditional
I would have palpitated
you would have palpitated
he/she/it would have palpitated
we would have palpitated
you would have palpitated
they would have palpitated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
palpitate, flutter - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
2.palpitate - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
quake, quiver
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"
flutter
thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
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palpitate

verb
1. beat, pound, flutter, pulsate, pitter-patter, pitapat Her heart was palpitating wildly.
2. tremble, pulse, shiver, throb, quiver, vibrate His whole body was palpitating with fear.
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palpitate

verb
To make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements:
beat, pound, pulsate, pulse, throb.
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Translations
يَخْفِق القَلب بِسُرْعَه
bušit
hamre
slá hratt
tvinkčiotivirpėjimasvirpėti
ātri sistiespulsēttrīsēt
búšiť
hızlı hızlı çarpmak

palpitate

[ˈpælpɪteɪt] VI [heart] → palpitar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

palpitate

[ˈpælpɪteɪt] vi [heart] → palpiter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

palpitate

vi (heart) → heftig klopfen; (= tremble) → zittern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

palpitate

[ˈpælpɪˌteɪt] vi → palpitare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

palpitate

(ˈpӕlpiteit) verb
(of the heart) to beat rapidly.
ˌpalpiˈtations noun plural
an attack of rapid beating of the heart.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

pal·pi·tate

v. palpitar, latir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

palpitate

vi palpitar
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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