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res·o·nate

(rĕz′ə-nāt′)

v. res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing, res·o·nates

v.intr.

1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects.

2. To evoke a feeling of shared emotion or belief: "Bethune projected a strong presence of achievement and pride that resonated among African Americans" (Audrey Thomas McCluskey).

3. To correspond closely or harmoniously: "Symbolism matters, especially if the symbols resonate with the larger message" (William Greider).

v.tr.

To cause to resound.

[Latin resonāre, resonāt-; see resound.]

res′o·na′tion n.

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resonating - characterized by resonance; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder"

resonant, resounding, reverberating, reverberative

reverberant - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon"

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