resonate
/ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/ verb
Forms resonates resonating resonated
- verb To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration. “The books on top of the piano resonate when he plays certain notes.”
- verb (figurative) To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support. “His words resonated with the crowd.”
- verb (figurative) 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.”
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