v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.intr.

1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects.
2. To evoke a feeling of shared emotion or belief: “It is a demonology [that] seems to resonate among secular and religious voters alike” (Tamar Jacoby).
3. To correspond closely or harmoniously: “Symbolism matters, especially if the symbols resonate with the larger message” (William Greider).

v.tr.

To cause to resound.

[Latin resonāre, resonāt-. See resound.]

resonation res'o·na'tion n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: sound with resonance
  Synonym: vibrate

Meaning #2: be received or understood
  Synonym: come across

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - give resonans, medsvinge
v. tr. - forårsage resonans

Nederlands (Dutch)
weerklinken, resoneren

Français (French)
v. intr. - résonner
v. tr. - résonner

Deutsch (German)
v. - resonieren, mitschwingen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντηχώ, ηχώ

Italiano (Italian)
risuonare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ressoar

Русский (Russian)
резонировать, громко пройти

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - resonar
v. tr. - resonar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - genljuda, eka, ge resonans

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
共鸣, 共振, 起回声, 使起回声, 使反响, 使发生共鸣

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 共鳴, 共振, 起回聲
v. tr. - 使起回聲, 使反響, 使發生共鳴

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 공명하다, 울려 퍼지다
v. tr. - 공명하게 하다, 울려 퍼지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 共鳴する, 共振する, 鳴り響く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرن, يرجع الصدى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הדהד, תיהד‬
v. tr. - ‮יצר תהודה‬

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