Pŭl'sāte, v. i.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. PULSATED; p. pr. & vb. n. PULSATING.] [Lat. pulsare, pulsatum, to beat, strike, verb intensive from pellere, to beat, strike, drive; It. pulsare, Sp., Pg., & Pr. *pulsar.] To beat or throb; to beat, as the heart.

The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body. Darwin.