vibrate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin vibrātus, perfect passive participle of vibrō (“‘agitate, set in tremulous motion’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /vaɪˈbɹeɪt/

  Rhymes: -eɪt

• (US) IPA: /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/

[edit] Verb

to vibrate (third-person singular simple present vibrates, present participle vibrating, simple past and past participle vibrated)

1. Move with small movements rapidly to and fro.
2. Resonate.

   Her mind vibrates with excitement.

[edit] Related terms

vibrant vibratile

vibration vibratiuncle

vibrative vibrato

vibrator

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• vibrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• vibrate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abeirtv
• vrbaite

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

vibrate

1. Second-person plural present tense of vibrare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of vibrare.
3. Feminine plural of vibrato.