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reverberate

[ verb ri-vur-buh-reyt; adjective ri-vur-ber-it ]

verb (used without object)

reverberated, reverberating.
  1. to reecho or resound:

    Her singing reverberated through the house.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Physics. to be reflected many times, as sound waves from the walls of a confined space.
  3. to rebound or recoil.
  4. to be deflected, as flame in a reverberatory furnace.


verb (used with object)

reverberated, reverberating.
  1. to echo back or reecho (sound).
  2. to cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).
  3. to subject to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.

adjective

reverberate

/ ɪˈɜːəˌɪ /

verb

  1. intr to resound or re-echo

    the explosion reverberated through the castle

  2. to reflect or be reflected many times
  3. intr to rebound or recoil
  4. intr (of the flame or heat in a reverberatory furnace) to be deflected onto the metal or ore on the hearth
  5. tr to heat, melt, or refine (a metal or ore) in a reverberatory furnace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 𱹱ˈپDz, noun
  • ˈԳ, adjective
  • ˈԳly, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ····پ [ri-, vur, -b, uh, -rey-tiv, -ber-, uh, -], adjective
  • ·b·tǰ noun
  • ܲr·b·e adjective
  • ܲr·b·iԲ adjective
  • ܲr·b·t adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reverberate1

First recorded in 1540–50, reverberate is from the Latin word 𱹱ٳܲ (past participle of 𱹱 to strike back). See reverberant, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reverberate1

C16: from Latin 𱹱 to strike back, from re- + to beat, from verber a lash
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Example Sentences

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He had to just play kick and snare and toms because if you hit the cymbals they’d reverberate for 20 minutes.

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The death of Pope Francis reverberated around California on Monday, with his message of tolerance and advocacy for immigrants and the less fortunate resonating even more strongly in death.

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The aftershocks would reverberate through three generations of Britain's most celebrated intellectual family, the Huxleys, leaving wounds that simmered in private letters for more than sixty years.

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A kick to her ribs reverberates across the theater.

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Jacksonville Jaguars: DT Mason Graham, Michigan — New GM James Gladstone, who came from the Rams, knows well how building a rock-solid defensive line can reverberate throughout the team.

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