resonate Definition
reso·nate (-nāt′)
intransitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing
- to be resonant
- to produce resonance
Etymology: < L resonatus, pp. of resonare: see resonant
transitive verb
to make resonant
resonate Usage Examples
Object
- chamber: It has a horizontal round tubular resonating chamber, whose later variant is a large square box with curved sides.
- today: Radical for its time, does Abram Hill's play still resonate today?
Preposition: on
level: What you do on a personal level resonates on a collective level.
Preposition: at
- frequency: Bach Flower Remedies: The remedies are created from flowers, each of which is said to resonate at a certain energy frequency.
- level: If ideas don't resonate at a human level they won't trigger any response.
Modifying Another Word
- powerfully: In an era when audience share targets often rule, it now resonates more powerfully than ever.
- strongly: The springs themselves used to resonate strongly in flight; I think this was causing the locking wire to break.
- deeply: The stories are simple but full of feeling, and resonate deeply with my mostly Latino students.
- still: The Crawford report's findings in 1974 still resonate, 30 years on.
- closely: See Joe, the film resonates quite closely like real life.
- certainly: This argument certainly resonates with some of your respondents, and with many in the country, but it doesn't withstand scrutiny.
Used with why or when
when: But the gags only work and resonate when done in character and Fellows is content to remain in the shadow of his creation.
Preposition: in
- mind: They tend to marvel at a story and characters that resonate in the mind, distinguished prose and originality.
- way: Had there been widespread acquiescence to the Iraq war, then these events would not have resonated in the way they have.
Preposition: with
- audience: Forever is a compelling modern tale of friendship that will resonate with audiences of all ages.
- consumer: But few would claim that its brand name resonates as strongly with consumers as Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and Samsung.
- theme: A fourth focus is upon the identity of'medical education ' itself, and this resonates with theme 1 above.
- sense: I believe these principles resonate with the common sense of the British people.
- sound: The bush begins to resonate with the sounds of birdsong and insects waking to another glorious day.
- customer: These factors in perfect balance will resonate with the customer.
Browse dictionary entries near resonate

