Pulsate

pul′sāt, v.i. to beat, as the heart or as a vein: to throb.— adj. Pul′satile , that can pulsate, as a wound: that may be struck or beaten, as a drum: played by beating: acting by pulsation.— n. Pulsā′tion , a beating or throbbing: a motion of the heart or pulse: any measured beat: a vibration.— adj. Pul′sative .— n. Pulsā′tor , a pulsometer: a jigging-machine, used in South African diamond-digging.— adj. Pul′satory , beating or throbbing.— n. any musical instrument played by being beaten on. [L. pulsāre , -ātum , to beat, freq. of pellĕre , pulsum , to drive.]