Resonate
(verb)
- Cause to oscillate with greater amplitude at a specific frequency.
- Enhance or prolong the sound of a note or instrument by sympathetic vibration.
- Evoke a feeling of resonance in someone.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french resoner, from latin resonare "resound", from re- "back" + sonare "sound".
Examples:
- The guitar resonated with the song.
- The room resonated with his voice.
- The sound of the guitar resonated throughout the concert hall.
- The note was resonated by the sympathetic vibration of the other strings.
- The speech resonated with the audience and evoked a feeling of resonance.