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vibrate

[ vahy-breyt ]

verb (used without object)

vibrated, vibrating.
  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.

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  4. to thrill, as in emotional response.
  5. to move between alternatives or extremes; fluctuate; vacillate.


verb (used with object)

vibrated, vibrating.
  1. to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
  2. to cause to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; cause to quiver or tremble.
  3. to give forth or emit by, or as by, vibration.
  4. to measure or indicate by vibration or oscillation:

    a pendulum vibrating seconds.

vibrate

/ vaɪˈbreɪt; ˈvaɪbrəˌtaɪl /

verb

  1. to move or cause to move back and forth rapidly; shake, quiver, or throb
  2. intr to oscillate
  3. to send out (a sound) by vibration; resonate or cause to resonate
  4. intr to waver
  5. physics to undergo or cause to undergo an oscillatory or periodic process, as of an alternating current; oscillate
  6. rare.
    intr to respond emotionally; thrill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپԲ, adverb
  • vibratile, adjective
  • ˈٴǰ, adjective
  • ˈپԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • b·Բ· adverb
  • ԴDz·b·Բ adjective
  • ·bٱ verb revibrated revibrating
  • ܲ·b· adjective
  • ܲ·b·Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vibrate1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin ٳܲ (past participle of “to move to and fro”); -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vibrate1

C17: from Latin
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Synonym Study

See shake.
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Example Sentences

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