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Undulate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Undulate has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

stir up (water) so as to form ripples

2

occur in soft rounded shapes

"The hills rolled past"

3

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

"The curtains undulated"

"the waves rolled towards the beach"

4

increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves

"The singer's voice undulated"

5

To cause to move in a wavelike motion.

Adjective
1

having a wavy margin and rippled surface

2

Wavy in appearance or form.

Example Sentences
"The hills rolled past" verb
"The curtains undulated" verb
"the waves rolled towards the beach" verb
"The singer's voice undulated" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
flow move change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
luff
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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