reverberate
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re·ver·ber·ate
(rĭ-vûr′bə-rāt′)v. re·ver·ber·at·ed, re·ver·ber·at·ing, re·ver·ber·ates
v.intr.
1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho: Thunder reverberated in the mountains. See Synonyms at echo.
2. To be filled with loud or echoing sound: The theater reverberated with the speaker's voice.
3. To have a prolonged or continuing effect: Those talks with his teacher reverberated throughout his life.
4. To be repeatedly reflected, as sound waves, heat, or light.
v.tr.
1. To reecho (a sound).
2. To reflect (heat or light) repeatedly.
3. To subject (a metal, for example) to treatment in a reverberatory furnace.
[Latin reverberāre, reverberāt-, to repel : re-, re- + verberāre, to beat (from verber, whip; see wer- in Indo-European roots).]
re·ver′ber·a·tive (-bə-rā′tĭv, -bər-ə-) adj.
re·ver′ber·a·tive·ly adv.
re·ver′ber·a·tor n.
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reverberate
(rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt)vb
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. (Metallurgy) (intr) (of the flame or heat in a reverberatory furnace) to be deflected onto the metal or ore on the hearth
5. (Metallurgy) (tr) to heat, melt, or refine (a metal or ore) in a reverberatory furnace
[C16: from Latin reverberāre to strike back, from re- + verberāre to beat, from verber a lash]
reˈverberant, reˈverberative adj
reˈverberantly adv
reverberˈation n
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re•ver•ber•ate
(v. rɪˈvɜr bəˌreɪt; adj. -bər ɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
adj. v.i.
1. to reecho or resound: Her singing reverberated through the house.
2. 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.
5. to have a lingering effect or impact: The layoffs reverberated throughout the company.
v.t. 6. to reecho (sound).
7. to cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).
8. to subject to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.
adj. 9. reverberant.
[1540–50; < Latin reverberātus, past participle of reverberāre to strike back, repel =re- re- + verberāre to beat, lash, derivative of verber whip; see -ate1]
re•ver′ber•a`tive (-bəˌreɪ tɪv, -bər ə-) adj.
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reverberate
Past participle: reverberated
Gerund: reverberating
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| Verb | 1. | reverberate - ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" consonate - sound in sympathy reecho - repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back reecho - echo repeatedly, echo again and again bong - ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged" |
| 2. | reverberate - have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life" | |
| 3. | reverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" reflect, reverberate - to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" | |
| 4. | reverberate - to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" acoustics - the study of the physical properties of sound reverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" mirror - reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above" | |
| 5. | reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" | |
| 6. | reverberate - treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace; "reverberate ore" |
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reverberate
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Translations
reverberate
[rɪˈvɜːbəreɪt] VI1. [sound] → resonar, retumbar
the sound reverberated in the distance → el sonido resonaba or retumbaba a lo lejos
the valley reverberated with the sound → el ruido resonaba or retumbaba por el valle
the sound reverberated in the distance → el sonido resonaba or retumbaba a lo lejos
the valley reverberated with the sound → el ruido resonaba or retumbaba por el valle
2. (fig) [news, protests etc] → tener amplia resonancia, tener una fuerte repercusión
3. (Tech) [light] → reverberar
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reverberate
[rɪˈvɜːrbəreɪt] vi [sound] → retentir, se répercuter
[light] → se réverbérer
[room] to reverberate with sth [+ laughter, applause, cries] → retentir de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
reverberate
vi (sound) → widerhallen, nachhallen; (light, heat) → zurückstrahlen, reflektieren
vt sound, light, heat → zurückwerfen, reflektieren
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