resonate
verb
Simple meaning
To have an effect or impact.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
rehzuhnaytSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹɛzəneɪt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
figurative
To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.
figurative
To agree or sympathise, not necessarily perfectly, usually with an emotion, an attitude, or an intellectual position.
To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
Sound with resonance
“The sound resonates well in this theater.”
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.
Used this way, resonate is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The sound resonates well in this theater.”verb
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Word family
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A hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves.
Compound terms
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A hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves.
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