resonate

(rĕz'ə-nāt')

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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which means literally 'to be resonant', i.e. to have a clear deep ringing sound, has acquired vogue status in the figurative sense 'to find agreement (with)' (typically of an emotional rather than intellectual kind). This meaning originated in the US and is now common in British English, especially in journalism:

Lone travellers should have to pay no more than 50 per cent of the cost for two people on the same holiday. The demand will resonate with the rising number of Britons outside relationships, divorced or living on their own—Independent, 2007.

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See words rhyming with "resonate."

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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