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pulso.

to push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on; pulsate

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpʊɫ.soː]Classical-Latin[ˈpul.so]
  1. to push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on; pulsate

    conjugation-1
  2. to urge or drive on, impel, move, agitate, disturb, disquiet

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
  3. to accuse, defame; injure, insult

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
  4. to remove, put out of the way, drive away; dispel

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
  5. to emit a pulse, to pulse

    New-Latin · conjugation-1 · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From pellō (“drive, strike”, supine stem puls-) + -tō (forming frequentatives), compare pultō

verb[ˈpʊɫ.soː]Classical-Latin[ˈpul.so]
  1. masculine/neuter dative/ablative singular of pulsus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

From pellō (“drive, strike”, supine stem puls-) + -tō (forming frequentatives), compare pultō

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