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undulate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌndjʊˌleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ˈʌndʒəˌleɪt, ˈʌndjə-, -də-; adj. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. un′jə lāt′, un′dyə-, -də-; adj. un′jə lit, -lāt′, un′dyə-, -də-)

Inflections of 'undulate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

undulates: v 3rd person singular

undulating: v pres p

undulated: v past

undulated: v past p

un•du•late /v. ˈʌndʒəˌleɪt, ˈʌndyə-, -də-; adj. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, adj.
v.

to move with a wavelike motion: [no object]The serpent undulated across the grass.[~ + object]She undulated her hips as she performed the dance.
to have a wavy form or surface:[no object]The hills undulated in the distance.
(of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch:[no object]A siren undulated.

adj.

Also, ˈun•duˌlat•ed. having a wavelike form or surface;
wavy.

un•du•la•tion /ˌʌndʒəˈleɪʃən, -dyə-, -də-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]the sea's undulation.[countable]the undulations of the dancer's hips.

un•du•late (v. un′jə lāt′, un′dyə-, -də-;adj. un′jə lit, -lāt′, un′dyə-, -də-),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, adj.
v.i.

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.
to have a wavy form or surface;
bend with successive curves in alternate directions.
(of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch:the wail of a siren undulating in the distance.

v.t.

to cause to move in waves.
to give a wavy form to.

adj.

Also, un′du•lat′ed. having a wavelike or rippled form, surface, edge, etc.;
wavy.

Latin undulātus waved, equivalent. to und(a) wave + -ul(a) -ule + -ātus -ate¹
1650–60

un′du•la′tor, n.

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undulate /ˈʌndjʊˌleɪt/ vb

to move or cause to move in waves or as if in waves
to have or provide with a wavy form or appearance

adj /ˈʌndjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt/also: undulated

having a wavy or rippled appearance, margin, or form: an undulate leaf

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin undulātus, from unda a waveˈunduˌlator n

'undulate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

fluctuate - wimple - abound - fluctuant - pulse - redound - ripple - roll - ruffle - undulatory - undulatus - wave - surround

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Synonyms: wave, wind, snake, swing, wave, more...

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