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undulate

v.
US //ˈəndʒəˌɫeɪt// UK //ˈʌndjʊlˌeɪt// un·du·late
Synonyms
Etymology 1

First attested in 1664; borrowed from New Latin undulātus, the perfect passive participle of undulō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from an unattested *undula (“small wave”), diminutive of Latin unda (“wave”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin undulātus (“undulated”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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