reverberate

To reverberate is defined as to continue to sound, such as in a series of echoes.

(verb)

  1. An example of to reverberate is when you hear the same sound continuing to echo.
  2. An example of to reverberate is a repercussion, when one decision causes many different situations.

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See reverberate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb reverberated, reverberating

  1. to cause (a sound) to reecho
    1. to reflect (light, etc.)
    2. to deflect (heat, flame, etc.), as in a reverberatory furnace
  2. to subject to treatment in a reverberatory furnace or the like

Origin: < L reverberatus, pp. of reverberare, to beat back, repel < re-, again + verberare, to beat < verber, a lash, whip, akin to verbena

intransitive verb

  1. to reecho or resound
    1. to be reflected, as light or sound waves
    2. to be deflected, as heat or flame in a reverberatory furnace
  2. to recoil; rebound
  3. to have repercussions, as an event or action [a governmental decision reverberating throughout the entire economy]

adjective

Rare reverberated

See reverberate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·ver·ber·at·ed, re·ver·ber·at·ing, re·ver·ber·ates
verb, intransitive
  1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho.
  2. To have a prolonged or continuing effect: Those talks with his teacher reverberated throughout his life.
  3. To be repeatedly reflected, as sound waves, heat, or light.
  4. To be forced or driven back; recoil or rebound.
verb, transitive
  1. To reecho (a sound). See Synonyms at echo.
  2. To reflect (heat or light) repeatedly.
  3. To drive or force back; repel.
  4. To subject (a metal, for example) to treatment in a reverberatory furnace.

Origin:

Origin: Latin reverberāre, reverberāt-, to repel

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + verberāre, to beat (from verber, whip; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots)

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Related Forms:

  • re·verˈber·a·tor noun

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