Definition of Resonate

1. Verb. Sound with resonance. "The woods resonate with many kinds of birds "; "The sound resonates well in this theater"

Exact synonyms: Vibrate
Specialized synonyms: Make Vibrant Sounds, Purr
Generic synonyms: Go, Sound
Derivative terms: Resonance, Resonance, Resonance, Resonator, Resonator, Vibrancy, Vibrant, Vibratory

2. Verb. Be received or understood.
Exact synonyms: Come Across
Causes: Understand
Specialized synonyms: Strike A Chord
Derivative terms: Resonance

Definition of Resonate

1. Verb. To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration. ¹

2. Verb. To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Resonate

1. to resound [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES] - See also: resound

Lexicographical Neighbors of Resonate

resomation
resonance
resonance effect
resonance energy
resonance energy transfer
resonance hybrid
resonance theory of hearing
resonances
resonancies
resonancy
resonant
resonant circuit
resonant frequency
resonantly
resonants
resonate (current term)
resonated
resonates
resonating
resonating chamber
resonation
resonator
resonators
resorb
resorbable
resorbed
resorbing
resorbs
resorcin
resorcinol

Literary usage of Resonate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey (1998)
"... 4 Topics that resonate: Let the Writer Choose My best questions emanate from those things I know and care most about. Writer and educator Lucy Calkins ..."

2. The Scientific Writings of the Late George Francis Fitzgerald by George Francis Fitzgerald (1902)
"Larger objects would resonate to the electromagnetic vibrations ... A sphere 10'' cm. in diameter would, for instance, resonate to waves of about the ..."

3. The Triple Flame: The Inner Secrets of Sufism by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2001)
"If the other five still resonate he cannot do this prayer. ... You make it resonate through the billion, five million pores of your body, you make the sound ..."

4. The Triple Flame: The Inner Secrets of Sufism by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2001)
"If the other five still resonate he cannot do this prayer. ... You make it resonate through the billion, five million pores of your body, you make the sound ..."

5. Applied Colloid Chemistry: General Theory by Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1921)
"Particles which do not resonate are yellow or brown by reflected light and ... A thin film of gold does not resonate readily and consequently transmits ..."

6. Applied Colloid Chemistry: General Theory by Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1921)
"Particles which do not resonate are yellow or brown by reflected light and ... A thin film of gold does not resonate readily and consequently transmits ..."

7. Sound and Rhythm by W. Edmunds (1906)
"therefore the frequency of the waves which resonate in a closed tube are as ... If our tube is 1 foot long, it will resonate with middle C and also with its ..."

8. The Resonance of Allah: Resplendent Explanations Arising from the Nur, Allah by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2001)
"When Allah resonates, they will resonate. When the Rasul® resonates, they will resonate. And when all three resonate together, all the beings within that ..."

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