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res⋅o⋅nate

  [rez-uh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
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–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.
Origin:
1870–75; < L resonātus, ptp. of resonāre to resound; see -ate 1

Related forms:
res⋅o⋅na⋅tion, noun
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res·o·nate   (rěz'ə-nāt')   
v.   res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing, res·o·nates

v.   intr.
  1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects.
  2. To evoke a feeling of shared emotion or belief: "It is a demonology [that] seems to resonate among secular and religious voters alike" (Tamar Jacoby).
  3. To correspond closely or harmoniously: "Symbolism matters, especially if the symbols resonate with the larger message" (William Greider).
v.   tr.
To cause to resound.

[Latin resonāre, resonāt-; see resound.]
res'o·na'tion n.
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