VIBRATE


Meaning of VIBRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvī-ˌbrāt, especially Brit ]

vī-ˈ verb

( 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

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