vibrate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /vaɪˈbɹeɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt
• (US) IPA: /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/

Verb

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.

Related terms

vibrant vibratile

vibration vibratiuncle

vibrative vibrato

vibrator

Translations

move with small movements rapidly

Dutch: trillen (nl)

Galician: vibrar (gl) Portuguese: vibrar (pt)

Noun

vibrate (uncountable)

1. The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.

   Please put your cellphones on vibrate for the duration of the meeting.

Translations

setting

External links

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

Anagrams

• vrbaite

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Italian

Verb

vibrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of vibrare
2. second-person plural imperative of vibrare
3. Feminine plural of vibrato

Anagrams

• brevità, trabevi

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Latin

Verb

vibrāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of vibrō