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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•ver•ber•ate /rɪˈvɜrbəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -at•ed, -at•ing. - to reecho:Her singing reverberated through the house.
- to have a long-lasting effect:The dismissal of half the employees reverberated throughout the company.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•ver•ber•ate (v. ri vûr′bə rāt′;adj. ri vûr′bər it),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj. v.i. - to reecho or resound:Her singing reverberated through the house.
- Physicsto be reflected many times, as sound waves from the walls of a confined space.
- to rebound or recoil.
- Energy, Metallurgyto be deflected, as flame in a reverberatory furnace.
v.t. - to echo back or reecho (sound).
- to cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).
- Energy, Metallurgyto subject to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.
adj. - reverberant.
- Latin reverberātus (past participle of reverberāre to strike back). See reverberant, -ate1
- 1540–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged carry, ring, rebound, vibrate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reverberate /rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt/ vb - (intransitive) to resound or re-echo
- to reflect or be reflected many times
- (intransitive) to rebound or recoil
- (intransitive) (of the flame or heat in a reverberatory furnace) to be deflected onto the metal or ore on the hearth
- (transitive) to heat, melt, or refine (a metal or ore) in a reverberatory furnace
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin reverberāre to strike back, from re- + verberāre to beat, from verber a lashreˈverberantly adv reverberˈation n |