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resonate
[
rez
-
uh
-neyt
]
Origin
res·o·nate
/
ˈrɛz
əˌneɪt
/
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[
rez
-
uh
-neyt
]
Show IPA
verb,
-nat·ed,
-nat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to resound.
2.
to act as a
resonator
;
exhibit
resonance
.
3.
Electronics
.
to reinforce oscillations because the natural frequency of the device is the same as the frequency of the source.
4.
to amplify vocal
sound
by the sympathetic vibration of air in certain cavities and bony structures.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cause to resound.
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Origin:
1870–75;
<
Latin
resonātus,
past participle of
resonāre
to
resound
;
see
-ate
1
Related forms
res·o·na·tion,
noun
un·res·o·nat·ing,
adjective
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resonate
(ˈrɛzəˌneɪt)
—
vb
(often foll by
with
) (foll by
with
)
1.
to resound or cause to resound; reverberate
2.
(of a mechanical system, electrical circuit, chemical compound, etc) to exhibit or cause to exhibit resonance
3.
to be understood or receive a sympathetic response:
themes which will resonate with voters
4.
to be filled with:
simple words that seem to resonate with mystery and beauty
[C19: from Latin
resonāre
]
reso'nation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
resonate
1873, from L. resonatum, pp. of resonare (see
resonance
). Literal at first; fig. sense, of feelings, emotions, etc., by 1978.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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