Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
Fluctuate — 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
vacillate — See fluctuate. See fluctuate, vacillate … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
fluctuate — See fluctuate, vacillate … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Vacillate — Vac il*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vacillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vacillating}.] [L. vacillare, vacillatum; cf. Skr. va[ n]c.] [1913 Webster] 1. To move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to waver. [1913 Webster] [A spheroid] is always… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vacillate — I verb alternate, be capricious, be inconstant, be irresolute, be uncertain, be unsettled, be unsteady, be unsure, change, debate, demur, equivocate, falter, feel uncertain, fluctuate, hesitate, hover, librate, move to and fro, oscillate, rock,… … Law dictionary
vacillate — *hesitate, waver, falter Analogous words: fluctuate, sway, oscillate (see SWING): *demur, scruple, boggle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vacillate — [v] go back and forth alternate, be indecisive, be irresolute, change, change mind, dither, fence straddle*, fluctuate, hedge, hem and haw*, hesitate, hover, oscillate, pause, pussyfoot around*, reel, rock, run hot and cold*, seesaw*, shilly… … New thesaurus
vacillate — [vas′əlāt΄] vi. vacillated, vacillating [< L vacillatus, pp. of vacillare, to sway to and fro, waver < IE * wek , to be bent, prob. < base * wā , to bend apart, turn > L varus, bent, diverse] 1. to sway to and fro; waver; totter;… … English World dictionary
fluctuate — 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),… … Law dictionary
fluctuate — oscillate, *swing, sway, vibrate, pendulate, waver, undulate Analogous words: alternate, iotate: waver, vacillate (see HESITATE) Contrasted words: fix, *set, establish, settle: resolve, determine, *decide … New Dictionary of Synonyms
