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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UN'DULATE,
UN'DULATED, a. Wavy; waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a leaf or corol.
UN'DULATE, v.t. [L. undula, a little wave; unda, a wave; Low L. undulo.]
To move back and forth, or up and down, as waves; to cause to vibrate.
Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated -
UN'DULATE, v.i. To vibrate; to move back and forth; to wave; as undulating air.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having a wavy margin and rippled surface v
1: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate]
2: occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" [syn: roll, undulate]
3: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: roll, undulate, flap, wave]
4: increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves; "The singer's voice undulated"

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective or undulated Etymology: Latin undulatus, from *undula, diminutive of unda wave — more at water Date: 1658 having a wavy surface, edge, or markings <the undulate margin of a leaf> II. verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Late Latin undula small wave, from Latin *undula Date: 1664 intransitive verb 1. to form or move in waves ; fluctuate 2. to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence 3. to present a wavy appearance transitive verb to cause to move in a wavy, sinuous, or flowing manner Synonyms: see swing

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & adj. --v. intr. & tr. have or cause to have a wavy motion or look. --adj. wavy, going alternately up and down or in and out (leaves with undulate margins). Derivatives: undulately adv. Etymology: LL undulatus f. L unda wave

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Undulate Un"du*late, v. i. To move in, or have, undulations or waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Undulate Un"du*late, a. [L. undulatus undulated, wavy, a dim. from unda a wave; cf. AS. ??, Icel. unnr; perhaps akin to E. water. Cf. Abound, Inundate, Redound, Surround.] Same as Undulated.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Undulate Un"du*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Undulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Undulating.] To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate. Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated. --Holder.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(undulates, undulating, undulated) Something that undulates has gentle curves or slopes, or moves gently and slowly up and down or from side to side in an attractive manner. (LITERARY) As we travel south, the countryside begins to undulate as the rolling hills sweep down to the riverbanks... His body slowly undulated in time to the music. VERB: V, V, also V n • undulating ...gently undulating hills. ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Wave, fluctuate, move up and down.

Moby Thesaurus

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