palpitate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause to throb or beat rapidly
Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart
Types & categories
- shake hypernym
Related & opposite
- palpitation derivation
- palpitant derivation
- palpitate verb group
Sense 2 verb
shake with fast, tremulous movements
His nostrils palpitated
Types & categories
- tremble hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
beat rapidly
His heart palpitated
Types & categories
- thump hypernym
Related & opposite
- flutter derivation
- palpitation derivation
- palpitant derivation
- palpitate verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | palpitation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | palpitant |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | palpitate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | shake |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vibration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | trembler |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quivering |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | palpitant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tremble |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flutter |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | palpitation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | palpitant |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | palpitate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | thump |