I. rə̇ˈvərbəˌrāt, rēˈ-, -və̄b-, -vəib-, usu ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin reverberatus, past participle of reverberare to strike back, cause to rebound, from re- + verberare to lash, whip, beat, from verber rod — more at vervain
transitive verb
1. : to return or send back : force or drive back: as
a. : repel
b. : echo
c. : reflect
a mirror reverberating the glaring light
especially : to drive from one side to another (as flame in a furnace)
2. : to subject to the action of a reverberatory furnace : fuse by reverberated heat
intransitive verb
1. : to become driven or sent back : become reflected (as from a surface)
warmth reverberating from the sunny court
2. : to continue or become repeated in or as if in a series of echoes
his call reverberated from the hills
3. : to be forced to strike or go — used with upon or over
so arranged that the flames reverberate upon the charge of ore
reverberating over the surface to be heated
Synonyms: see rebound
II. -bərə̇t, -bəˌrāt adjective
Etymology: Latin reverberatus, past participle of reverberare
: reverberated, reverberating, reverberant , reflected
reverberate sound