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 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin vibratus, pp. of vibrare (“‘to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, brandish, shake’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪt

[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
• vibration
• vibrator
• vibratile
• vibrative

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: trillen nl(nl)

[edit] External links

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

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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.