resonate
Americanverb (used without object)
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to resound.
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Electronics. to reinforce oscillations because the natural frequency of the device is the same as the frequency of the source.
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to amplify vocal sound by the sympathetic vibration of air in certain cavities and bony structures.
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to produce a positive feeling, emotional response, or opinion.
an issue that clearly resonates with members of our community; a poem that resonates for me.
verb (used with object)
verb
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to resound or cause to resound; reverberate
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(of a mechanical system, electrical circuit, chemical compound, etc) to exhibit or cause to exhibit resonance
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to be understood or receive a sympathetic response
themes which will resonate with voters
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to be filled with
simple words that seem to resonate with mystery and beauty
Other Word Forms
- resonation noun
- unresonating adjective
Etymology
Origin of resonate
First recorded in 1870–75; from Latin resonātus “sounded again,” past participle of resonāre “to sound again”; resound
Example Sentences
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I thought, “If someone gives you a book, it means they think there’s some meaning in it for you, that it will resonate with you,” and it did.
From Los Angeles Times
"We hope that our results will resonate not only in pure mathematics and mathematical physics," Dajiang Wang says, "but may even inspire ideas in fields like architecture or computer graphics."
From Science Daily
The show "resonates because it embodies our lives", Jim Downs wrote in the New York Times.
From BBC
His celebrity status and outsider appeal clearly resonated with voters at that moment.
From Los Angeles Times
That experience resonates with Lesley Cooper, the CEO of a consultancy business, who says it's "inevitable that there is reluctance about ending time off and getting back into a routine".
From BBC
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