undulate

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un·du·late

U0066400 (ŭn′jə-lāt′, ŭn′dyə-, -də-)v. un·du·lat·ed, un·du·lat·ing, un·du·lates v.intr.1. To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion: "gleaming seaweed that curls and undulates with the tide" (Willa Cather).2. To have a wavelike appearance or form: dunes that undulate toward the sea.3. To increase and decrease in volume or pitch.v.tr.1. To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion: The dancer undulated her hips.2. To give a wavelike appearance or form to: The rock strata are undulated.adj. (-lĭt, -lāt′) Having a wavy outline or appearance: leaves with undulate margins.

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[From Late Latin undula, small wave, diminutive of Latin unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]

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un′du·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

undulate

(ˈʌndjʊˌleɪt) vb1. to move or cause to move in waves or as if in waves2. to have or provide with a wavy form or appearanceadjhaving a wavy or rippled appearance, margin, or form: an undulate leaf. [C17: from Latin undulātus, from unda a wave] ˈunduˌlator n

un•du•late

(v. ˈʌn dʒəˌleɪt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də-; adj. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
adj. v.i. 1. to move with a wavelike motion, as with a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side movement. 2. to have a wavy form or surface. 3. (of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch: a siren undulating in the distance. v.t. 4. to cause to move in waves. 5. to give a wavy form to. adj. 6. Also, un′du•lat`ed. having a wavelike form or surface; wavy. [1650–60; < Latin undulātus wavy] un′du•la`tor, n.

undulate

- From Latin unda, "wave."See also related terms for wave.

undulate

Past participle: undulated
Gerund: undulating

Imperative
undulate
undulate

Present
I undulate
you undulate
he/she/it undulates
we undulate
you undulate
they undulate

Preterite
I undulated
you undulated
he/she/it undulated
we undulated
you undulated
they undulated

Present Continuous
I am undulating
you are undulating
he/she/it is undulating
we are undulating
you are undulating
they are undulating

Present Perfect
I have undulated
you have undulated
he/she/it has undulated
we have undulated
you have undulated
they have undulated

Past Continuous
I was undulating
you were undulating
he/she/it was undulating
we were undulating
you were undulating
they were undulating

Past Perfect
I had undulated
you had undulated
he/she/it had undulated
we had undulated
you had undulated
they had undulated

Future
I will undulate
you will undulate
he/she/it will undulate
we will undulate
you will undulate
they will undulate

Future Perfect
I will have undulated
you will have undulated
he/she/it will have undulated
we will have undulated
you will have undulated
they will have undulated

Future Continuous
I will be undulating
you will be undulating
he/she/it will be undulating
we will be undulating
you will be undulating
they will be undulating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been undulating
you have been undulating
he/she/it has been undulating
we have been undulating
you have been undulating
they have been undulating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been undulating
you will have been undulating
he/she/it will have been undulating
we will have been undulating
you will have been undulating
they will have been undulating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been undulating
you had been undulating
he/she/it had been undulating
we had been undulating
you had been undulating
they had been undulating

Conditional
I would undulate
you would undulate
he/she/it would undulate
we would undulate
you would undulate
they would undulate

Past Conditional
I would have undulated
you would have undulated
he/she/it would have undulated
we would have undulated
you would have undulated
they would have undulated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	undulate - stir up (water) so as to form ripplescockle, ripple, ruffle, riffleflow, flux - move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
	2.	undulate - occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"roll
	3.	undulate - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"flap, wave, rollmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"luff - flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
	4.	undulate - increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves; "The singer's voice undulated"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
Adj.	1.	undulate - having a wavy margin and rippled surfacesmooth - of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

undulate

verb wave, roll, surge, swell, ripple, rise and fall, billow, heave the waves undulating like oceanic dunes

undulate

verb1. To move sinuously:sinuate, slither, snake.2. To have or cause to have a curved or sinuous form or surface:curl, curve, wave.

Translations

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