Definition for VAC'IL-LATE

VAC'IL-LATE, v.i. [L. vacillo; G. wackeln; Eng. to waggle, a diminutive of wag. See Wag.]

  1. To waver; to move one way and the other; to reel or stagger.
  2. To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to waver; to be unsteady or inconstant.

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