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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Vacillate \Vac"il*late\ (v[a^]s"[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Vacillated (v[a^]s"[i^]l*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Vacillating.] [L. vacillare, vacillatum; cf. Skr. va[~n]c.] [1913 Webster] 1. To move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to waver. [1913 Webster] [A spheroid] is always liable to shift and vacillatefrom one axis to another. --Paley. [1913 Webster] 2. To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady or inconstant; to waver. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Fluctuate. [1913 Webster]