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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•pi•tate /ˈpælpɪˌteɪt/USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - Pathologyto (cause to) beat very fast, as the heart; flutter: [no object]His heart palpitated madly when he realized he had forgotten his speech.[~ + object]drugs that palpitate the heart.
- Pathology[no object] to tremble;
quiver;
throb.
pal•pi•ta•tion /ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]palpitations of the heart.[uncountable]The drug causes palpitation. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•pi•tate (pal′pi tāt′),USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i. - Pathologyto pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.;
flutter:His heart palpitated wildly. - Pathologyto pulsate;
quiver;
throb;
tremble.
v.t. - Pathologyto cause to pulsate or tremble.
- Latin palpitātus, past participle of palpitāre to pulsate, frequentative of palpāre to stroke. See palpus, -ate1
- 1615–25
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See pulsate.
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