resonate
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resonate
- /ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/ US, UK
- /ˈɹez.əˌnæɪt/ Australia
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti
Proto-Italic *swonaō
Latin sonō
Latin resonōbor.
English resonate
Borrowed from Latin resonō.
verb resonates · resonating · resonated
- To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration. The books on top of the piano resonate when he plays certain notes.
- To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support. His words resonated with the crowd.
- To agree or sympathise, not necessarily perfectly, usually with an emotion, an attitude, or an intellectual position. The human propensity to resonate emotionally with others.
