resonate
/ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/ verb C1- To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration. · The books on top of the piano resonate when he plays certain notes.
- To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support. · His words resonated with the crowd.
- To agree or sympathise, not necessarily perfectly, usually with an emotion, an attitude, or an intellectual position. · The human propensity to resonate emotionally with others.
He/she/it resonates · Past resonated · Past participle resonated · -ing form resonating
Verb forms
- Base form
- resonate
- He/she/it
- resonates
- Past
- resonated
- Past participle
- resonated
- -ing form
- resonating
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A skilled translator must identify the underlying emotion or physical state and select an equivalent idiom that resonates naturally with the new audience.
Although some of his more radical proposals failed to gain traction, these specific alterations resonated deeply with the American public.
The acoustic guitars that had gently resonated across quiet southern porches were simply too quiet for the noisy, crowded venues of the metropolis.
The resulting literature resonated deeply with readers, transforming everyday rural speech into a medium for high artistic expression.
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