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resonate

[ rez-uh-neyt ]

verb (used without object)

resonated, resonating.
  1. to resound.
  2. to act as a resonator; exhibit resonance.
  3. Electronics. to reinforce oscillations because the natural frequency of the device is the same as the frequency of the source.
  4. to amplify vocal sound by the sympathetic vibration of air in certain cavities and bony structures.
  5. to produce a positive feeling, emotional response, or opinion:

    an issue that clearly resonates with members of our community; a poem that resonates for me.



verb (used with object)

resonated, resonating.
  1. to cause to resound.

resonate

/ ˈɛəˌԱɪ /

verb

  1. to resound or cause to resound; reverberate
  2. (of a mechanical system, electrical circuit, chemical compound, etc) to exhibit or cause to exhibit resonance
  3. introften foll bywith to be understood or receive a sympathetic response

    themes which will resonate with voters

  4. intr:foll bywith to be filled with

    simple words that seem to resonate with mystery and beauty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԲپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • o·ԲtDz noun
  • ܲ·o·ԲiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resonate1

First recorded in 1870–75; from Latin Dzٳܲ “sounded again,” past participle of Dz “to sound again”; resound
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resonate1

C19: from Latin Dz
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Yet the questions raised by that evening in Connecticut still resonate.

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Art and its flawed creators and fans, time and family and failure all resonate, darkly funny and heartbreaking.

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He said he felt his background had resonated with people.

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I feel like that is what has been resonating; people are like, “It’s me, that’s how it feels.”

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"I feel if the music I have made has resonated with one person and touched their hearts in one way, it was worth it."

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