Origin: 1540–50; <
Latin reverberātus (past participle of
reverberāre to strike back).
See reverberant, -ate1 Related formsre·ver·ber·a·tive /rɪˈvɜrbəˌreɪtɪv, -bərə-/ Show Spelled[ri-vur-buh-rey-tiv, -ber-uh-] Show IPA, adjective re·ver·ber·a·tor, noun
un·re·ver·ber·at·ed, adjective
un·re·ver·ber·at·ing, adjective
un·re·ver·ber·a·tive, adjective
Synonyms
1. carry, ring, rebound, vibrate.