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Palpitate

//ˈpælpɪteɪt//

Definitions

1
To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart.
When he just looks at me, my heart begins to palpitate with excitement.
2
To cause to beat strongly or rapidly.
The allergy medicine palpitates my heart.
3
To shake tremulously
I was now so bruised, so batter'd, so spent with this over-match, that I could hardly stir, or raise myself, but lay palpitating
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Word Origin

Borrowed from Latin palpitō, palpitātus (“throb, pulsate, palpitate”).

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//ˈpælpɪteɪt//

1
To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart.
When he just looks at me, my heart begins to palpitate with excitement.
2
To cause to beat strongly or rapidly.
The allergy medicine palpitates my heart.
3
To shake tremulously
I was now so bruised, so batter'd, so spent with this over-match, that I could hardly stir, or raise myself, but lay palpitating
Similar
quiver tremble vibrate

Word Origin

Borrowed from Latin palpitō, palpitātus (“throb, pulsate, palpitate”).

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