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resonate

[rez-uh-neyt]

verb (used without object)

resonated, resonating 
  1. to resound.

  2. to act as a resonator; exhibit resonance.

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

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

  5. 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)

resonated, resonating 
  1. to cause to resound.

resonate

/ ˈɛəˌԱɪ /

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

  3. to be understood or receive a sympathetic response

    themes which will resonate with voters

  4. to be filled with

    simple words that seem to resonate with mystery and beauty

“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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • resonation noun
  • unresonating adjective
  • ˌˈԲپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resonate1

First recorded in 1870–75; from Latin Dzٳܲ “sounded again,” past participle of Dz “to sound again”; resound
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resonate1

C19: from Latin Dz
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That intriguing capacity resonates in the first picture, “40 Acres and a Unicorn,” which hangs alone in the show’s entry to mark the start of his career.

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This shift hollowed out America's industrial heartland, contributing to political and economic tensions that still resonate today.

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Bill, your observations as a Parkinson’s suffer truly hit the mark and deeply resonated with me.

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I would like to think that's not true, but one can see why that message resonated.

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What resonates instead is fire and all that it entails — the burning forest and the hard, mind-numbing work of the Hotshots.

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