Definitions for Reverberate
rɪˈvɜr bəˌreɪt; -bər ɪtre·ver·ber·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resound, echo, ring, reverberateverb

   ring or echo with sound

   "the hall resounded with laughter"

2. reverberateverb

   have a long or continuing effect

   "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

3. reverberateverb

   be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves

   "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"

4. reflect, reverberateverb

   to throw or bend back (from a surface)

   "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"

5. bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochetverb

   spring back; spring away from an impact

   "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

6. reverberateverb

   treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace

   "reverberate ore"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reverberateverb

   to ring with many echos

2. reverberateverb

   to have a lasting effect

3. reverberateverb

   to repeatedly return

4. reverberateverb

   to rebound or recoil

5. reverberateverb

   to shine or reflect (from a surface, etc.)

6. reverberateverb

   to shine or glow (on something) with reflected light

7. Etymology: * From verbero.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To REVERBERATEverb

   Etymology: reverbero, Lat. reverberer, Fr.

   1. To beat back.

   Start
   An echo with the clamour of thy drum,
   And ev’n at hand a drum is ready brac’d,
   That shall reverberate all as well as thine. William Shakespeare, K. John.

   Nor doth he know them for aught,
   Till he behold them formed in th’ applause
   Where they’re extended; which, like an arch, reverb’rates
   The sound again. William Shakespeare.

   As the sight of the eye is like a glass, so is the ear a sinuous cave, with a hard bone, to stop and reverberate the sound. Francis Bacon.

   As we, to improve the nobler kinds of fruits, are at the expence of walls to receive and reverberate the faint rays of the sun, so we, by the help of a good soil, equal the production of warmer countries. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To heat in an intense furnace, where the flame is reverberated upon the matter to be melted or cleaned.

   Crocus martis, that is steel corroded with vinegar or sulphur, and after reverberated with fire, the loadstone will not attract. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

2. To Reverberateverb

   1. To be driven back; to bound back.

   The rays of royal majesty reverberated so strongly upon Villerio, that they dispelled all clouds. James Howell.

   2. To resound.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reverberate

   Reverberation (also known as reverb), in acoustics, is a persistence of sound, after a sound is produced. Reverberation is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is absorbed by the surfaces of objects in the space – which could include furniture, people and air. This is most noticeable when the sound source stops but the reflections continue, their amplitude decreasing, until zero is reached. Reverberation is frequency dependent: the length of the decay, or reverberation time, receives special consideration in the architectural design of spaces which need to have specific reverberation times to achieve optimum performance for their intended activity. In comparison to a distinct echo, that is detectable at a minimum of 50 to 100 ms after the previous sound, reverberation is the occurrence of reflections that arrive in a sequence of less than approximately 50 ms. As time passes, the amplitude of the reflections gradually reduces to non-noticeable levels. Reverberation is not limited to indoor spaces as it exists in forests and other outdoor environments where reflection exists. Reverberation occurs naturally when a person sings, talks, or plays an instrument acoustically in a hall or performance space with sound-reflective surfaces. Reverberation is applied artificially by using reverb effects, which simulate reverb through means including echo chambers, vibrations sent through metal, and digital processing.Although reverberation can add naturalness to recorded sound by adding a sense of space, it can also reduce speech intelligibility, especially when noise is also present. People with hearing loss, including users of hearing aids, frequently report difficulty in understanding speech in reverberant, noisy situations. Reverberation is also a significant source of mistakes in automatic speech recognition. Dereverberation is the process of reducing the level of reverberation in a sound or signal.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reverberate

   To reverberate means to be reflected several times before fading away, often referring to a sound or noise. It can also refer to the process of an event or idea having continuing, serious, and lasting effects or consequences.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Reverberateadjective

   reverberant

2. Reverberateadjective

   driven back, as sound; reflected

3. Reverberateverb

   to return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat

4. Reverberateverb

   to send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace

5. Reverberateverb

   hence, to fuse by reverberated heat

6. Reverberateverb

   to resound; to echo

7. Reverberateverb

   to be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound

8. Etymology: [L. reverberatus, p. p. of reverberare to strike back, repel; pref. re- re- + verberare to lash, whip, beat, fr. verber a lash, whip, rod.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reverberate

   rē-vėr′bėr-āt, v.t. to send back, echo: to reflect: to drive from side to side: to fuse.—v.i. to echo: to resound: to bound back: to be repelled: to use heat, as in the fusion of metals.—v.t. Reverb′ (Shak.).—adj. Rever′berant, resounding, beating back.—n. Reverberā′tion, the reflection of sound, &c.—adj. Rever′berātive.—n. Rever′berātor.—adj. Rever′berātory.—Reverberatory furnace, a furnace in which the flame is reflected on the substance to be burned. [L.,—re-, back, verberāre, -ātum, to beat—verber, a lash.]

Matched Categories

1. • Acoustics
   • Jump
   • Persist
   • Reflect
   • Sound
   • Treat

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Reverberate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Reverberate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Reverberate in a Sentence

1. Al Baker:

   Any rollback of liberal market access and Open Skies policies will reverberate across the whole world and will lead to retaliatory protectionism affecting all aspects of trade.

2. Alexander Litvinenko:

   You may succeed in silencing me but that silence comes at a price, you may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life.

3. Vincenzo Scarpetta:

   I think a Syriza victory would definitely reverberate around Europe, not least because you have similar parties emerging in other countries, around Europe you are seeing this type of grand coalition, and the example of Greece is quite clear. You have seen how much support for Pasok has decreased.

4. Anne Graham Lotz:

   Now, he has left again.This time, he will not be coming back. At least, not until Jesus does, too, while he may be physically absent and his voice silent, I am confident that his message will continue to reverberate throughout the generations to come.

5. Matthew Costello:

   White House's not unprecedented to have this kind of cancellation, and abide by new guidelines even at the White House, things do reverberate from us as a country to the White House, and they have to respond, the complex has to adjust.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Reverberate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reverberate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Reverberate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverberate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Reverberate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Reverberate