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re·ver·ber·ate I. \rə̇ˈvərbəˌrāt, rēˈ-, -və̄b-, -vəib-, usu ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin reverberatus, past participle of reverberare to strike back, cause to rebound, from re- + verberare to lash, whip, beat, from verber rod — more at vervain transitive verb 1. : to return or send back : force or drive back: as a. : repel b. : echo c. : reflect < a mirror reverberating the glaring light > especially : to drive from one side to another (as flame in a furnace) 2. : to subject to the action of a reverberatory furnace : fuse by reverberated heat intransitive verb 1. : to become driven or sent back : become reflected (as from a surface) < warmth reverberating from the sunny court > 2. : to continue or become repeated in or as if in a series of echoes < his call reverberated from the hills > 3. : to be forced to strike or go — used with upon or over < so arranged that the flames reverberate upon the charge of ore > < reverberating over the surface to be heated > Synonyms: see rebound II. \-bərə̇t, -bəˌrāt\ adjective Etymology: Latin reverberatus, past participle of reverberare : reverberated, reverberating, reverberant, reflected < reverberate sound > |