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Definition of: oscillate
(os′ə·lāt) v.i. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
1. To swing back and forth; vibrate, as a pendulum.
2. To vary undecidedly; waver; fluctuate.
3. Physics To produce oscillations. See synonyms under FLUCTUATE, SHAKE. [<L oscillatus, pp. of oscillare swing <oscillum a swing]
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