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The letter sequence "v-e-r-b" in reverberate might make you think at first of such word-related brethren as proverb, verbal, and verbose, all of which derive from the Latin noun verbum, meaning "word." In fact, reverberate comes from a much different source: the Latin verb verberare, meaning "to whip, beat, or lash," which is related to the noun verber, meaning "rod." Reverberate entered the English language in the 15th century, and one of its early meanings was "to beat, drive, or cast back." By the early 1600s, it began to appear in contexts associated with sound that repeats or returns the way an echo does.
Examples of reverberate in a Sentence
Ed MacHa, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The worry among Democrats is that the controversy could reverberate in the last week before Election Day — and as many millions of Americans cast their ballots early.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Umar’s sentiment, though rooted in their singular context, reverberates throughout this show.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
So Shonda Rhimes has left a footprint that continues to expand and reverberate around the world.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Reverberate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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