resonate

[ rez-uh-neyt ]
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verb (used without object),res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing.
  1. to resound.

  2. to act as a resonator; exhibit resonance.

  1. Electronics. to reinforce oscillations because the natural frequency of the device is the same as the frequency of the source.

  2. to amplify vocal sound by the sympathetic vibration of air in certain cavities and bony structures.

  3. to produce a positive feeling, emotional response, or opinion: an issue that clearly resonates with members of our community; a poem that resonates for me.

verb (used with object),res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing.
  1. to cause to resound.

Origin of resonate

1
First recorded in 1870–75; from Latin resonātus “sounded again,” past participle of resonāre “to sound again”; see resound

Other words from resonate

  • res·o·na·tion, noun
  • un·res·o·nat·ing, adjective

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How to use resonate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for resonate

resonate

/ (ˈrɛzəˌneɪt) /


verb
  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

  1. (intr often foll by with) to be understood or receive a sympathetic response: themes which will resonate with voters

  2. (intr: foll by with) to be filled with: simple words that seem to resonate with mystery and beauty

Origin of resonate

1
C19: from Latin resonāre

Derived forms of resonate

  • resonation, noun

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