English Explanatory Dictionary

undulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
  2. To cause to resemble a wave.
  3. To move in wavelike motions.
  4. To appear wavelike.
adj
  1. Wavy in appearance or form.
  2. Changing the pitch and volume of one's voice.
  3. sinuous, winding up and down.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌndjəleɪt/ /ˈʌndjʊleɪt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒəleɪt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒʊleɪt/ /ˈʌndəleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undulate.wav /ˈʌndjəlɪt/ /ˈʌndjʊlɪt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒəlɪt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒʊlɪt/ /ˈʌndəlɪt/ /ˈʌndjələt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒələt/ /ˈʌndələt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undulate2.wav

Word forms

undulate undulates undulating undulated more undulate most undulate

Etymology

First attested in 1664; borrowed from New Latin undulātus, the perfect passive participle of undulō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from an unattested *undula (“small wave”), diminutive of Latin unda (“wave”).

Related words

oscillate
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