reverberate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹəˈvɜɹbəˌɹeɪt/ UK /ɹɪˈvɜːbəˌɹeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #61246

Meanings

1

verb
To be repeated as an echo; to ring or resound off surfaces.

The sound of thunder reverberated through the empty hall.
2

verb
To have a strong, lasting effect over a long period.

His teacher's advice reverberated throughout his adult life.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to be repeated as an echo;... resound echo

Word family

Forms reverberatedreverberatesreverberatingunreverberating

Derived forms dereverberatereverbreverberatedreverberatingreverberatinglyreverberativereverberatorreverberatoryunreverberated

Related forms reverbatereverberantreverberantlyreverberation

Simplified etymology

Reverberate comes from Latin reverberare “to strike again,” formed from re- “back” and verberare “to lash or strike repeatedly.” Its early English sense was “drive or beat back”; the familiar sense “resound” developed in the late 16th century.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reverberātus, perfect passive participle of reverberō (“to rebound; to reflect; to repel”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), whence Middle French reverberer (French réverbérer) and Middle English reverberen (“to send back”)), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) and verberō (“to beat; to lash, whip”) (from verber (“rod; lash, whip”) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)).

*werbʰ- Proto-Indo-European reverberātus Latin

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# reverberate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹəˈvɜɹbəˌɹeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈvɜːbəˌɹeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 61246

## Meanings
1. To be repeated as an echo; to ring or resound off surfaces.
2. To have a strong, lasting effect over a long period.

## Examples
- The sound of thunder reverberated through the empty hall.
- His teacher's advice reverberated throughout his adult life.

## Derived Forms
- dereverberate
- reverb
- reverberated
- reverberating
- reverberatingly
- reverberative
- reverberator
- reverberatory
- unreverberated

## Related Forms
- reverbate
- reverberant
- reverberantly
- reverberation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *werbʰ-
- Root: reverberātus

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin reverberātus, perfect passive participle of reverberō (“to rebound; to reflect; to repel”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), whence Middle French reverberer (French réverbérer) and Middle English reverberen (“to send back”)), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) and verberō (“to beat; to lash, whip”) (from verber (“rod; lash, whip”) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)).

## AI Etymology
Reverberate is borrowed from Latin reverberātus, perfect passive participle of reverberō (“to rebound; to reflect; to repel”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), whence Middle French reverberer (French réverbérer) and Middle English reverberen (“to send back”)), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) and verberō (“to beat; to lash, whip”) (from verber (“rod; lash, whip”) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *werbʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) and reverberātus (Latin). Current senses include to be repeated as an echo; to ring or resound off surfaces and to have a strong, lasting effect over a long period. The wider family includes derived forms such as dereverberate, reverb, reverberated, reverberating, and reverberatingly and related words such as reverbate, reverberant, reverberantly, and reverberation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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