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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 > |