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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
Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Phoenix — Inside a secure facility with armed guards in Phoenix, Arizona, the sound of democracy reverberates as ballots are printed, sorted, stuffed and shipped.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
The concepts of truth, reality and veracity are under attack, with repercussions that reverberate far beyond the screen.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
With earnings reports set for Oct. 29, the implications of this outbreak could reverberate throughout the fast food industry.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Reverberate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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