- to resound or cause to resound; reverberate
- (of a mechanical system, electrical circuit, chemical compound, etc) to exhibit or cause to exhibit resonance
- (intransitive) often followed by with: to be understood or receive a sympathetic response: themes which will resonate with voters
- (intransitive) followed by with: to be filled (with): simple words that seem to resonate with mystery and beauty
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res•o•nate /ˈrɛzəˌneɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [no object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to make a deep, clear, echoing or continuing sound:His booming voice resonated in the church.
res•o•nate
(rez′ə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
v.i.
v.t.
res′o•na′tion, n.
v.i.
- to resound.
- to act as a resonator;
exhibit resonance. - Electronicsto reinforce oscillations because the natural frequency of the device is the same as the frequency of the source.
- Medicineto amplify vocal sound by the sympathetic vibration of air in certain cavities and bony structures.
v.t.
- to cause to resound.
- Latin resonātus, past participle of resonāre to resound; see -ate1
- 1870–75
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resonate /ˈrɛzəˌneɪt/ vb
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