ovulate vs. oscillate
| Pronunciation: | 'ä-sə-ˌlāt |
| Function: | intransitive verb |
| Inflected Form: | -lat·ed ; -lat·ing |
| Etymology: | Latin oscillatus, past participle of oscillare to swing, from oscillum swing |
| Date: | 1726 |
1 a : to swing backward and forward like a pendulum b : to move or travel back and forth between two points
2 : to vary between opposing beliefs, feelings, or theories
3 : to vary above and below a mean value