vacillatev.

Brit.

/ˈvasᵻleɪt/, U.S.

/ˈvæsəˌleɪt/

Etymology: < Latin vacillāt-, participial stem of vacillāre to sway, stagger, totter, etc., whence also French vaciller (1314), Italian vacillare, Portuguese vacillar, Spanish vacilar.

a. intransitive. To swing or sway unsteadily; to be in unstable equilibrium; to stagger.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)]

hobblec1330

wave1406

stamperc1450

fleet15..

titubate1540

wamble1589

tilt1594

vacillate1598

waggle1611

wimple1819

wangle1820

waver1841

lurch1851

woggle1871

teeter1904

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. c j b Those which are too longe doe vacillate, and turne this way and that way in the hand.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. To Vacillate, to..stagger, waggle, or shake.

1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 505 Whether the earth, during the agitation of the waters, does rock and vacillate,..is what I shall leave to future inquiry.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xxii. 417 When a spheroid..turns upon an axis which is not permanent,..it is always liable to shift and vacillate from one axis to another.

1888 R. L. Stevenson Black Arrow iii. iv. 175 Lawless, vacillating on his feet, and still shouting the chorus of sea-ballads, took the long tiller in his hands.

b. To vary; to hover doubtfully.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > be uncertain [verb (intransitive)]

vacillate1841

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > be in suspense [verb (intransitive)] > hesitate between alternatives

halt1382

dilemma1687

bedrift1837

pendulate1837

vacillate1841

to be in (also of, occasionally on) two minds (also in twenty minds, in (also of) several minds, etc.)1853

to be torn between1871

to play pendulum1893

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. I. 369 The fate of books vacillates with the fancies of book-lovers.

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue ii. 156 There is at least one word which still vacillates between the two sounds of EA, and that is the word break.

c. To fluctuate; to produce varying results.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change [verb (intransitive)] > fluctuate or vary

varyc1369

diversify1481

waver1490

to ring (the) changes1614

fluctuate1655

windmill1694

range1750

vibrate1782

vacillate1835

scale1974

1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage xv. 235 In the course of these attempts at discovering and maintaining the best temperature, it [an apparatus for condensing the vapour] was found to vacillate.

a. To alternate or waver between different opinions or courses of action.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)]

haltc825

flecchec1300

waverc1315

flickerc1325

wag1387

swervea1400

floghter1521

stacker1526

to be of (occasionally in) many (also divers) minds1530

wave1532

stagger1533

to hang in the wind1536

to waver as, like, with the wind1548

mammer1554

sway1563

dodge1568

erch1584

suspend1585

float1598

swag1608

hoverc1620

hesitate1623

vacillate1623

fluctuate1634

demur1641

balance1656

to be at shall I, shall I (not)1674

to stand shall I, shall I1674

to go shill-I shall-I1700

to stand at shilly-shally1700

to act, to keep (upon), the volanta1734

whiffle1737

dilly-dally1740

to be in (also of, occasionally on) two minds (also in twenty minds, in (also of) several minds, etc.)1751

oscillate1771

shilly-shally1782

dacker1817

librate1822

humdrum1825

swing1833

(to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1848

to back and fill1854

haver1866

wobble1867

shaffle1873

dicker1879

to be on the weigh-scales1886

waffle1894

to think twice1898

to teeter on the brink1902

dither1908

vagulate1918

pern1920

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Vacillate, to wauer, to be inconstant.

1660 R. Burney Κέρδιστον Δῶρον 9 His Majesties wrath..causes the spirit of the illaffected, to vacillate.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. ii. 19 In his last years he stood alone, and never less vacillated in his conduct.

1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 180 (note) He may pause, but he must not hesitate,—and tremble, but he must not vacillate.

1891 M. Creighton in L. Creighton Life & Lett. M. Creighton (1904) II. i. 22 You can judge if you look within; you vacillate if you look without.

b. Frequently const. between.

ΚΠ

1827 J. F. Cooper Prairie II. xiii. 217 His looks appeared to be strangely vacillating between hope and fear.

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. ii. 217 The superstitious man vacillates..between hope and fear, between self-confidence and despondency.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vacillate
释义	vacillateadj. Brit. /ˈvasᵻleɪt/, /ˈvasᵻlət/, U.S. /ˈvæsəˌleɪt/ Etymology: Compare vacillate v. and -ate suffix². Vacillating, unsteady. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] > of purpose, resolution, etc. softening1600 vacillatorya1734 unfirm1771 equivocal1791 vacillating1828 vacillate1830 mammered1842 ambivalent1923 hedgy1928 on-again off-again1946 1830 W. Phillips Mt. Sinai i. 74 With purpose vacillate, and changed resolve, He follow'd Israel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). vacillatev. Brit. /ˈvasᵻleɪt/, U.S. /ˈvæsəˌleɪt/ Etymology: < Latin vacillāt-, participial stem of vacillāre to sway, stagger, totter, etc., whence also French vaciller (1314), Italian vacillare, Portuguese vacillar, Spanish vacilar. 1. a. intransitive. To swing or sway unsteadily; to be in unstable equilibrium; to stagger. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] hobblec1330 wave1406 stamperc1450 fleet15.. titubate1540 wamble1589 tilt1594 vacillate1598 waggle1611 wimple1819 wangle1820 waver1841 lurch1851 woggle1871 teeter1904 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. c j b Those which are too longe doe vacillate, and turne this way and that way in the hand. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. To Vacillate, to..stagger, waggle, or shake. 1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 505 Whether the earth, during the agitation of the waters, does rock and vacillate,..is what I shall leave to future inquiry. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xxii. 417 When a spheroid..turns upon an axis which is not permanent,..it is always liable to shift and vacillate from one axis to another. 1888 R. L. Stevenson Black Arrow iii. iv. 175 Lawless, vacillating on his feet, and still shouting the chorus of sea-ballads, took the long tiller in his hands. b. To vary; to hover doubtfully. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > be uncertain [verb (intransitive)] vacillate1841 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > be in suspense [verb (intransitive)] > hesitate between alternatives halt1382 dilemma1687 bedrift1837 pendulate1837 vacillate1841 to be in (also of, occasionally on) two minds (also in twenty minds, in (also of) several minds, etc.)1853 to be torn between1871 to play pendulum1893 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. I. 369 The fate of books vacillates with the fancies of book-lovers. 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue ii. 156 There is at least one word which still vacillates between the two sounds of EA, and that is the word break. c. To fluctuate; to produce varying results. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change [verb (intransitive)] > fluctuate or vary varyc1369 diversify1481 waver1490 to ring (the) changes1614 fluctuate1655 windmill1694 range1750 vibrate1782 vacillate1835 scale1974 1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage xv. 235 In the course of these attempts at discovering and maintaining the best temperature, it [an apparatus for condensing the vapour] was found to vacillate. 2. a. To alternate or waver between different opinions or courses of action. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)] haltc825 flecchec1300 waverc1315 flickerc1325 wag1387 swervea1400 floghter1521 stacker1526 to be of (occasionally in) many (also divers) minds1530 wave1532 stagger1533 to hang in the wind1536 to waver as, like, with the wind1548 mammer1554 sway1563 dodge1568 erch1584 suspend1585 float1598 swag1608 hoverc1620 hesitate1623 vacillate1623 fluctuate1634 demur1641 balance1656 to be at shall I, shall I (not)1674 to stand shall I, shall I1674 to go shill-I shall-I1700 to stand at shilly-shally1700 to act, to keep (upon), the volanta1734 whiffle1737 dilly-dally1740 to be in (also of, occasionally on) two minds (also in twenty minds, in (also of) several minds, etc.)1751 oscillate1771 shilly-shally1782 dacker1817 librate1822 humdrum1825 swing1833 (to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1848 to back and fill1854 haver1866 wobble1867 shaffle1873 dicker1879 to be on the weigh-scales1886 waffle1894 to think twice1898 to teeter on the brink1902 dither1908 vagulate1918 pern1920 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Vacillate, to wauer, to be inconstant. 1660 R. Burney Κέρδιστον Δῶρον 9 His Majesties wrath..causes the spirit of the illaffected, to vacillate. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. ii. 19 In his last years he stood alone, and never less vacillated in his conduct. 1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 180 (note) He may pause, but he must not hesitate,—and tremble, but he must not vacillate. 1891 M. Creighton in L. Creighton Life & Lett. M. Creighton (1904) II. i. 22 You can judge if you look within; you vacillate if you look without. b. Frequently const. between. ΚΠ 1827 J. F. Cooper Prairie II. xiii. 217 His looks appeared to be strangely vacillating between hope and fear. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. ii. 217 The superstitious man vacillates..between hope and fear, between self-confidence and despondency. 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vacillateadj.

vacillatev.