palpitate

/ˈpælpəteɪt/PAL-puh-tayt

/ˈpælpəteɪt/PAL-puh-tayt

Meaningto throb

Common meaning: to throb rapidly

palpto stroke gentlyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1294 · scan
itateverb ending: to do repeatedly

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin palpō ‘to stroke gently’.

Roots

palpō, palpāre Latin “to stroke gently”

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