v.
Pronunciation: ' ä-s ə - ˌ l ā t
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
synonyms see SWING
– os · cil · la · to · ry \ ' ä-s ə -l ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē \ adjective