oscillate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1726; borrowed from Latin ōscillātus, perfect passive participle of Latin ōscillō (“to swing”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōscillum (“a swing”), usually identified with ōscillum (“a little face or mask hung on a tree that sways with the wind”), diminutive of ōs (“mouth, face”). Doublet of osculate. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑsɪleɪt/ === Verb === oscillate (third-person singular simple present oscillates, present participle oscillating, simple past and past participle oscillated) (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm. (intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc. (intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value. ==== Synonyms ==== vacillate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== oscillation ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== undulate === Further reading === “oscillate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “oscillate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “oscillate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Tesla coil, lactisole, localites, teocallis == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== oscillate inflection of oscillare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== oscillate f pl feminine plural of oscillato === Anagrams === alcoliste, costellai, escatolli, scolliate, sollecita, solletica