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resonate
[rez-uh-neyt]
verb (used without object)
to resound.
Electronics., to reinforce oscillations because the natural frequency of the device is the same as the frequency of the source.
to amplify vocal sound by the sympathetic vibration of air in certain cavities and bony structures.
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)
to cause to resound.
resonate
/ ˈrɛzəˌneɪt /
verb
to resound or cause to resound; reverberate
(of a mechanical system, electrical circuit, chemical compound, etc) to exhibit or cause to exhibit resonance
to be understood or receive a sympathetic response
themes which will resonate with voters
to be filled with
simple words that seem to resonate with mystery and beauty
Other Word Forms
- resonation noun
- unresonating adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of resonate1
Example Sentences
That line resonated deeply within David, he told me, “because it’s the reality that I live. I’m a Black man in America.”
That, she explained, is why she’s glad to have such a deep catalog — if one album doesn’t resonate now, it might later, when you’re living through something else.
Not surprisingly, the star almost makes the movie’s suffocating gloom resonate.
She never felt comfortable in class and tried to “slide under the radar” — afraid that her unique voice, which resonates sweetly at a higher pitch — would cause classmates to tease her.
If you squint, there’s an idea here that his personal needs set an unyielding tempo in their home, a notion Johnson must resonate with as someone who sets his morning alarm for 3:30 a.m.
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