resonate
Electronics. to reinforce oscillations because the natural frequency of the device is the same as the frequency of the source.
to amplify vocal sound by the sympathetic vibration of air in certain cavities and bony structures.
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.
to cause to resound.
Origin of resonate
1Other 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
The story has to feel authentic and resonate, without giving in to the inherent melodrama.
As ‘The Crown’ tackles recent history with Princess Diana, the show hits a nerve | Sonia Rao | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostRelying on a straight click-through rate metric to understand how ads are resonating has its shortcomings, explained Pinterest engineers in a blog post.
Social Shorts: Instagram pegs Reels and Shop, Pinterest’s engagement metric, TikTok’s size and more | Ginny Marvin | November 16, 2020 | Search Engine LandIt so resonated with the problems that we were seeing that we had to build it out.
Capitalism must be saved by capitalists, argue these pioneering ESG investors | kdunn6 | November 15, 2020 | FortuneThey believed that “chilly boys” would resonate with their customers with “authenticity and relevance.”
That both still resonate was obvious on his face and in his words Tuesday.
At the Masters, Tiger Woods walks in two worlds: Yarn-spinning legend and defending champ | Barry Svrluga | November 11, 2020 | Washington Post
Parr thinks the app has already begun resonating as a style test kitchen amongst users.
Introducing Figr, The Coolest New Fashion App | Misty White Sidell | July 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTGovernor Romney continued to stay on offense on the economy with a message that is resonating with voters.
Brett O’Donnell: Obama Won on Points, But Romney’s Got the Edge | Brett O’Donnell | October 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe fact that Dickens is really resonating with people now on some unconscious level is not surprising.
Marc Jacobs, Vivienne Westwood, Armani: Charles Dickens’s Influence on Fashion Week | Misty White Sidell | March 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd their words are resonating with an increasingly vocal electoral bloc.
The richer and wider my phrases the thinner sounded my voice in these non-resonating gatherings.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsThe lower harmonics of the series cannot be obtained, owing to the limited capacity of the resonating cavity.
The conditions for securing interference of sound waves may readily be secured by using a tuning fork and a resonating air column.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerT, Part of resonating pipe, the upper end with cap and vent hole being shown separately at the side.
In short, the resonating mechanism, so highly developed in the common Cigale, is here extremely rudimentary.
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British Dictionary definitions for resonate
/ (ˈrɛzəˌneɪt) /
to resound or cause to resound; reverberate
(of a mechanical system, electrical circuit, chemical compound, etc) to exhibit or cause to exhibit resonance
(intr often foll by with) to be understood or receive a sympathetic response: themes which will resonate with voters
(intr: foll by with) to be filled with: simple words that seem to resonate with mystery and beauty
Origin of resonate
1Derived forms of resonate
- resonation, noun
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