reverberate

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R0205000 (rĭ-vûr′bə-rāt′)v. re·ver·ber·at·ed, re·ver·ber·at·ing, re·ver·ber·ates v.intr.1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho: Thunder reverberated in the mountains. See Synonyms at echo.2. To be filled with loud or echoing sound: The theater reverberated with the speaker's voice.3. To have a prolonged or continuing effect: Those talks with his teacher reverberated throughout his life.4. To be repeatedly reflected, as sound waves, heat, or light.v.tr.1. To reecho (a sound).2. To reflect (heat or light) repeatedly.3. To subject (a metal, for example) to treatment in a reverberatory furnace.

[Latin reverberāre, reverberāt-, to repel : re-, re- + verberāre, to beat (from verber, whip; see wer- in Indo-European roots).]

re·ver′ber·a·tive (-bə-rā′tĭv, -bər-ə-) adj.re·ver′ber·a·tive·ly adv.re·ver′ber·a·tor n.

reverberate

(rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt) vb1. (intr) to resound or re-echo: the explosion reverberated through the castle. 2. to reflect or be reflected many times3. (intr) to rebound or recoil4. (Metallurgy) (intr) (of the flame or heat in a reverberatory furnace) to be deflected onto the metal or ore on the hearth5. (Metallurgy) (tr) to heat, melt, or refine (a metal or ore) in a reverberatory furnace[C16: from Latin reverberāre to strike back, from re- + verberāre to beat, from verber a lash] reˈverberant, reˈverberative adj reˈverberantly adv reverberˈation n

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(v. rɪˈvɜr bəˌreɪt; adj. -bər ɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
adj. v.i. 1. to reecho or resound: Her singing reverberated through the house. 2. to be reflected many times, as sound waves from the walls of a confined space. 3. to rebound or recoil. 4. to be deflected, as flame in a reverberatory furnace. 5. to have a lingering effect or impact: The layoffs reverberated throughout the company. v.t. 6. to reecho (sound). 7. to cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.). 8. to subject to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace. adj. 9. reverberant. [1540–50; < Latin reverberātus, past participle of reverberāre to strike back, repel =re- re- + verberāre to beat, lash, derivative of verber whip; see -ate¹] re•ver′ber•a`tive (-bəˌreɪ tɪv, -bər ə-) adj.

reverberate

Past participle: reverberated
Gerund: reverberating

Imperative
reverberate
reverberate

Present
I reverberate
you reverberate
he/she/it reverberates
we reverberate
you reverberate
they reverberate

Preterite
I reverberated
you reverberated
he/she/it reverberated
we reverberated
you reverberated
they reverberated

Present Continuous
I am reverberating
you are reverberating
he/she/it is reverberating
we are reverberating
you are reverberating
they are reverberating

Present Perfect
I have reverberated
you have reverberated
he/she/it has reverberated
we have reverberated
you have reverberated
they have reverberated

Past Continuous
I was reverberating
you were reverberating
he/she/it was reverberating
we were reverberating
you were reverberating
they were reverberating

Past Perfect
I had reverberated
you had reverberated
he/she/it had reverberated
we had reverberated
you had reverberated
they had reverberated

Future
I will reverberate
you will reverberate
he/she/it will reverberate
we will reverberate
you will reverberate
they will reverberate

Future Perfect
I will have reverberated
you will have reverberated
he/she/it will have reverberated
we will have reverberated
you will have reverberated
they will have reverberated

Future Continuous
I will be reverberating
you will be reverberating
he/she/it will be reverberating
we will be reverberating
you will be reverberating
they will be reverberating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reverberating
you have been reverberating
he/she/it has been reverberating
we have been reverberating
you have been reverberating
they have been reverberating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reverberating
you will have been reverberating
he/she/it will have been reverberating
we will have been reverberating
you will have been reverberating
they will have been reverberating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reverberating
you had been reverberating
he/she/it had been reverberating
we had been reverberating
you had been reverberating
they had been reverberating

Conditional
I would reverberate
you would reverberate
he/she/it would reverberate
we would reverberate
you would reverberate
they would reverberate

Past Conditional
I would have reverberated
you would have reverberated
he/she/it would have reverberated
we would have reverberated
you would have reverberated
they would have reverberated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reverberate - ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"resound, ring, echosound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"consonate - sound in sympathyreecho - repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) backreecho - echo repeatedly, echo again and againbong - ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"
	2.	reverberate - have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"die hard, persist, prevail, endure, run - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
	3.	reverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"reflect, reverberate - to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
	4.	reverberate - to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"reflectacoustics - the study of the physical properties of soundreverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"mirror - reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"
	5.	reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, boundkick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"bound off, skip - bound off one point after anothercarom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
	6.	reverberate - treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace; "reverberate ore"process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

reverberate

verb echo, ring, resound, vibrate, re-echo A woman's laughter reverberated in the courtyard.

reverberate

verbTo send back the sound of:echo, rebound, reecho, reflect, repeat, resound.

Translations

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reverberate

reverberate through (something or some place)

Of a sound, to fill and resound through something or some place in a series of loud echoes. The singer's booming voice reverberated through the dance hall. The sound of gunshots has been reverberating through the war-torn city for weeks.See also: reverberate, through

reverberate throughout (something or some place)

Of a sound, to fill and resound throughout something or some place in a series of loud echoes. The singer's booming voice reverberated throughout the dance hall. The sound of gunshots has been reverberating throughout the war-torn city for weeks.See also: reverberate, throughout

reverberate with (something)

To be filled with the resounding echoes of some loud sound. The dance hall reverberated with the music of the rock-and-roll band. The war-torn city reverberated with the sound of gunshots.See also: reverberate

reverberate through something

[for sound] to roll through or pass through a space. The thunder reverberated through the valley. The sound of the organ reverberated through the church.See also: reverberate, through

reverberate throughout something

[for sound] to roll about and fill a space. The thunder reverberated throughout the valley. The noise of chairs scraping the floor reverberated throughout the room.See also: reverberate, throughout

reverberate with something

to echo or resound with something. The hall reverberated with the rich basso voice of Walter Rogers. The church reverberated with the roar of the pipe organ.See also: reverberate

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verb echo

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verb to send back the sound of

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verb ring or echo with sound

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verb have a long or continuing effect

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verb be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves

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verb to throw or bend back (from a surface)

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verb spring back

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verb treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace

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