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RESONATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be received or understood

Synonyms:

come across; resonate

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Cause:

understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "resonate"):

strike a chord (create an emotional response)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s Adjective

Derivation:

resonance (a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sound with resonance

Example:

The sound resonates well in this theater

Synonyms:

resonate; vibrate

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "resonate" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "resonate"):

make vibrant sounds; purr (indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats)

Sentence frames:

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Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The woods resonate with many kinds of birds

Derivation:

resonance (the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities)

resonance (having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant)

resonance (a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system)

resonator (any system that resonates)

resonator (a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves)

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