Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Reverberate has 8 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
ring or echo with sound
"the hall resounded with laughter"
2
have a long or continuing effect
"The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"
3
be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
"the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"
4
to throw or bend back (from a surface)
"Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
5
spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"
"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
6
treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
"reverberate ore"
7
To ring or sound with many echos.
Adjective
Example Sentences
"the hall resounded with laughter"
verb
"The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"
verb
"the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"
verb
"Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
verb
"The rubber ball bounced"
verb
"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
verb
"reverberate ore"
verb
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