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un·du·late
(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.
[From Late Latin undula, small wave, diminutive of Latin unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]
un′du·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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undulate
(ˈʌndjʊˌleɪt)vb
1. to move or cause to move in waves or as if in waves
2. to have or provide with a wavy form or appearance
adj
having a wavy or rippled appearance, margin, or form: an undulate leaf.
[C17: from Latin undulātus, from unda a wave]
ˈunduˌlator n
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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.
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undulate
- From Latin unda, "wave."See also related terms for wave.
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undulate
Past participle: undulated
Gerund: undulating
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| Verb | 1. |  undulate - stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
| 2. |  undulate - occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" | |
| 3. |  undulate - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"move - 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 surface smooth - of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth |
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undulate
verb wave, roll, surge, swell, ripple, rise and fall, billow, heave the waves undulating like oceanic dunes
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undulate
vi (sea, corn) → wogen; (river, snake) → sich schlängeln; (hills) → sich in sanften Wellenlinien erstrecken; (path) → auf und ab führen; (hair) → wallen; her hips undulated in time to the music → ihre Hüften wiegten sich im Takt mit der Musik
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