| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fluctuate |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fluc·tu·ate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fl k ch - t |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates
| | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To vary irregularly. See synonyms at swing. 2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | To cause to rise and fall or vary irregularly. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin fl cture, flctut-, from flctus, a flowing, from past participle of fluere, to flow. See bhleu- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | fluctu·ant (- nt) —ADJECTIVE
fluctu·ation —NOUN
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