v.
Pronunciation: ' v ī - ˌ br ā t, esp Brit v ī - '
Function: verb
Inflected Form: vi · brat · ed ; vi · brat · ing
Etymology: Latin vibratus, past participle of vibrare to brandish, wave, rock ― more at WIPE
Date: 1616
transitive verb
1 : to swing or move to and fro
2 : to emit with or as if with a vibratory motion
3 : to mark or measure by oscillation <a pendulum vibrating seconds>
4 : to set in vibration
intransitive verb
1 a : to move to and fro or from side to side : OSCILLATE b : FLUCTUATE , VACILLATE < vibrate between two choices>
2 : to have an effect as or as if of vibration <music, when soft voices die, vibrate s in the memory ― P. B. Shelley>
3 : to be in a state of vibration : QUIVER
4 : to respond sympathetically : THRILL < vibrate to the opportunity>
synonyms see SWING