a. [ From L. compulsare, v. intens. of compellere. See Compel. ] Compulsatory. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. By compulsion. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining; resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
To recover of us, by strong hand
And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. propulsatio. See Propulse. ] The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body. E. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. It. pulsatile, Sp. pulsatil. ]
‖n. [ NL. ] (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower. This genus is now merged in
n. [ L. pulsatio a beating or striking: cf. F. pulsation. ]
By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as verberation is prohibited. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. pulsatif. ] Beating; throbbing. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ]
a. [ Cf. F. pulsatoire. ] Capable of pulsating; throbbing. Sir H. Wotton. . [ 1913 Webster ]