reverberate

reverberate
reverberative /ri verr"beuh ray'tiv, -beuhr euh-/, adj.reverberator, n.
v. /ri verr"beuh rayt'/; adj. /ri verr"beuhr it/, v., reverberated, reverberating, adj.
v.i.
1. to reecho or resound: Her singing reverberated through the house.
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.
v.t.
5. to echo back or reecho (sound).
6. to cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).
7. to subject to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.
adj.
8. reverberant.
[1540-50; < L reverberatus (ptp. of reverberare to strike back). See REVERBERANT, -ATE1]
Syn. 1. carry, ring, rebound, vibrate.

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  • Reverberate — Re*ver ber*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reverberating}.] 1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat. [1913 Webster] Who, like an arch, reverberates The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reverberate — Re*ver ber*ate, v. i. 1. To resound; to echo. [1913 Webster] 2. To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reverberate — (v.) 1570s, from L. reverberatus, pp. of reverberare (see REVERBERATION (Cf. reverberation)). Related: Reverberated; reverberating …   Etymology dictionary

  • reverberate — repercuss, *rebound, recoil, resile Analogous words: *return, revert, recur …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • reverberate — [v] vibrate in sound echo, react, rebound, recoil, redound, reecho, resound, ring; concept 65 Ant. quieten …   New thesaurus

  • reverberate — ► VERB 1) (of a loud noise) be repeated as an echo. 2) have continuing serious effects. DERIVATIVES reverberant adjective reverberation noun reverberative adjective reverberator noun reverberatory adjective …   English terms dictionary

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  • reverberate — re|ver|be|rate [rıˈvə:bəreıt US ə:r ] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of reverberare [i] to hit back, repel , from verberare to hit ] 1.) if a loud sound reverberates, it is heard many times as it is sent back from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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