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reverberate

[ri-vur-buh-reyt, 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

  1. reverberant.

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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • reverberative adjective
  • reverberator noun
  • unreverberated adjective
  • unreverberating adjective
  • unreverberative adjective
  • 𱹱ˈپDz noun
  • ˈԳ adjective
  • ˈԳly adverb
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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The comments detonated like a cannon across the bow of U.S.-Mexico relations, reverberating on social media and on Mexican news channels.

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Calls for recognition of the racism exposed by the killing were still reverberating nationwide.

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"The humanitarian and economic impact of the Court's decision will be felt immediately, and will reverberate for generations."

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“That the Supreme Court authorized it in a two-paragraph order with no reasoning is truly shocking. The humanitarian and economic impact of the Court’s decision will be felt immediately, and will reverberate for generations.”

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The struggles with Trump have reverberated throughout the company and prompted internal protests.

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