fluctuate

  • 1fluctuate — fluc‧tu‧ate [ˈflʌktʆueɪt] verb [intransitive] if prices, income, rates etc fluctuate, they change, increasing or falling often or regularly: • Dealers know that prices fluctuate and that capital losses can be expected. fluctuate around • The… …

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  • 2Fluctuate — Fluc tu*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fluctuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fluctuating}.] [L. fluctuatus, p. p. of fluctuare, to wave, fr. fluctus wave, fr. fluere, fluctum, to flow. See {Fluent}, and cf. {Flotilla}.] 1. To move as a wave; to roll hither… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Fluctuate — Fluc tu*ate, v. t. To cause to move as a wave; to put in motion. [R.] [1913 Webster] And fluctuate all the still perfume. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4fluctuate — [fluk′cho͞o āt΄] vi. fluctuated, fluctuating [< L fluctuatus, pp. of fluctuare < fluctus, a flowing, wave < pp. stem of fluere, to flow < IE * bhleu , to swell up, flow (> BLUSTER) < base * bhel , to swell up > BALL1] 1. to… …

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  • 5fluctuate — I verb alter, alternate, be changeful, be intermittent, be periodic, be unsteady, change, change continuously, fluctuare, intermit, move in waves, pendulate, rise and fall, shift, show variety, swing, vary, wave, waver II index beat (pulsate),… …

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  • 6fluctuate — 1630s, from L. fluctuatus, pp. of fluctuare to undulate (see FLUCTUATION (Cf. fluctuation)). Related: Fluctuated; fluctuates; fluctuating …

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  • 7fluctuate — oscillate, *swing, sway, vibrate, pendulate, waver, undulate Analogous words: alternate, iotate: waver, vacillate (see HESITATE) Contrasted words: fix, *set, establish, settle: resolve, determine, *decide …

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  • 8fluctuate — [v] vacillate, change alter, alternate, be undecided, blow hot and cold*, ebb and flow, flutter, go up and down*, hem and haw*, hesitate, oscillate, rise and fall*, seesaw*, shift, swing, undulate, vary, veer, vibrate, wave, waver, yo yo*;… …

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  • 9fluctuate — ► VERB ▪ rise and fall irregularly in number or amount. DERIVATIVES fluctuation noun. ORIGIN Latin fluctuare undulate , from fluere to flow …

    English terms dictionary

  • 10fluctuate — 01. The value of the Canadian dollar has been [fluctuating] between 65 and 67 cents American for the last few months. 02. You can expect minor [fluctuations] in your weight during the time you are doing heavy exercise. 03. His temperature has… …

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