reverbate

English

Verb

reverbate (third-person singular simple present reverbates, present participle reverbating, simple past and past participle reverbated)

1. (rare) Alternative form of reverberate
   • 1769, Joseph Collyer, transl., The Messiah. Attempted from the German of Mr. Klopstock‎^[1], 4th edition, page 280:

     The heavenly orbs heard the commanding voice reverbate from the mountains of Adamida. The ſtar tremulous turn'd its thundering poles, and the whole creation reſounded; when, with terrific haſte, Adamida, in obediance to the divine command, flew amidſt overwhelming ſtorms, ruſhing clouds, falling mountains, and ſwelling ſeas.

   • 2004 August 2, Bidyut Chakrabarty, The Partition of Bengal and Assam, 1932-1947: Contour of Freedom‎^[2], Routledge, →ISBN, page 170:

     […] the silence was of the air before the storm and that the crack of thunder would reverbate through the city at any moment.⁶² Minor confrontations were reported in the morning,⁶³ but disturbances started on a large scale in the afternoon in the aftermath of the meeting.

   • 2009 October 29, Annette Piorr, Klaus Müller, editors, Rural Landscapes and Agricultural Policies in Europe‎^[3], Springer, →ISBN, page 60:

     […] Thus the language used may confuse some who are rooted in disciplinary language. In Stella, the “systems dynamics” are generated from a set of initial conditions through a series of shocks to stocks and flows which, in turn, reverbate through the system.

Usage notes

This form is rare enough that it may be considered a misspelling by some speakers.

Anagrams

• verberate, vertebrae, vertebræ