vibrate
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vi·brate

verb \ˈvī-ˌbrāt, especially British vī-ˈ\
vi·brat·edvi·brat·ing

Definition of VIBRATE

transitive verb
1
: to swing or move to and fro
2
: to emit with or as if with a vibratory motion
3
: to mark or measure by oscillation <a pendulum vibrating seconds>
4
: to set in vibration
intransitive verb
1
a : to move to and fro or from side to side : oscillate
b : fluctuate, vacillate <vibrate between two choices>
2
: to have an effect as or as if of vibration <music, when soft voices die, vibrates in the memory — P. B. Shelley>
3
: to be in a state of vibration : quiver
4
: to respond sympathetically : thrill <vibrate to the opportunity>

Examples of VIBRATE

  1. The car started to vibrate.
  2. When you blow into the instrument, the air vibrates the reed.

Origin of VIBRATE

Latin vibratus, past participle of vibrare to brandish, wave, rock — more at wipe
First Known Use: 1616

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