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Definitions for Vibrate

[1] to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
[2] to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; quiver; tremble.
[3] (of sounds) to produce or have a quivering or vibratory effect; resound.
[4] to thrill, as in emotional response.
[5] to move between alternatives or extremes; fluctuate; vacillate.
[6] to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
[7] to cause to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; cause to quiver or tremble.
[8] to give forth or emit by, or as by, vibration.
[9] to measure or indicate by vibration or oscillation: a pendulum vibrating seconds.
[10] to move or cause to move back and forth rapidly; shake, quiver, or throb
[11] (intr) to oscillate
[12] to send out (a sound) by vibration; resonate or cause to resonate
[13] (intr) to waver
[14] physics to undergo or cause to undergo an oscillatory or periodic process, as of an alternating current; oscillate
[15] (intr) rare to respond emotionally; thrill

Words related to Vibrate

throb, pulsate, undulate, resonate, shiver, resound, reverberate, tremble, flutter, palpitate, quake, beat, fluctuate, jar, pulse, echo, waver, swing, ripple, tremor

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Origin of Vibrate

1610–20; < Latin vibrātus (past participle of vibrāre to move to and fro); see -ate1

Other words from Vibrate

vi·brat·ing·ly , adverb
non·vi·brat·ing , adjective
re·vi·brate , verb, re·vi·brat·ed, re·vi·brat·ing.
un·vi·brat·ed , adjective
un·vi·brat·ing , adjective

Word origin for Vibrate

C17: from Latin vibrāre

Synonyms for Vibrate

flutter, pulsate, resonate, resound, reverberate, shiver, throb, tremble, undulate, beat, echo, fluctuate, jar, oscillate, palpitate, pulse, quake, ripple, sway, swing, tremor, wave, waver