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Vibrate — Vi brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v. t.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vibrate — Vi brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v. t.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vibrate — may refer to: *Vibration * Vibrate, a song by Outkast from their 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below *Vibrate the 2004 album by The Manhattan Transfer … Wikipedia
vibrate — [vī′brāt΄] vt. vibrated, vibrating [< L vibratus, pp. of vibrare, to vibrate, shake < IE * weib (< base * wei , to turn) > WIPE] 1. to give off (light or sound) by vibration 2. to set in to and fro motion; oscillate 3. to cause to… … English World dictionary
Vibrate — Vi brate, v. i. 1. To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate. [1913 Webster] 2. To have the constituent particles move to and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vibrate — index beat (pulsate), vacillate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vibrate — (v.) 1610s, from L. vibratus, pp. of vibrare move quickly to and fro, shake, from PIE *w(e)ib move quickly to and fro (Cf. Lith. wyburiu to wag (the tail), Dan. vippe, Du. wippen to swing, O.E. wipan to wipe ). Related: Vibrated; vibrating … Etymology dictionary
vibrate — *swing, sway, oscillate, fluctuate, pendulate, waver, undulate Analogous words: *pulsate, pulse, beat, throb, palpitate: quiver, quaver, tremble, *shake … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vibrate — [v] shake, quiver beat, echo, fluctuate, flutter, jar, oscillate, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, quake, resonate, resound, reverberate, ripple, shiver, sway, swing, throb, tremble, tremor, undulate, wave, waver; concepts 152,748 Ant. be still … New thesaurus
vibrate — ► VERB 1) move with small movements rapidly to and fro. 2) (of a sound) resonate. DERIVATIVES vibrating adjective. ORIGIN Latin vibrare move to and fro … English terms dictionary
vibrate — verb ADVERB ▪ gently, slightly, softly ▪ violently VERB + VIBRATE ▪ seem to PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
