PAL'PITATE, verb intransitive [Latin palpito, from palpo. Palpito illustrates the primary sense of palpo.] To beat gently; to beat, as the heart; to flutter, that is, to move with little throws; as we say, to go pit a pat; applied particularly to a preternatural or excited movement of the heart.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.