Definition of: reverberate

(ri·vûr′bə·rāt) v. ·at·ed, ·at·ing v.i.
1. To resound or re-echo.
2. To be reflected or repelled.
3. To bend back, as flames in a reverberatory furnace.
4. To rebound or recoil.
—v.t.
5. To echo back (a sound); re-echo.
6. To reflect.
7. To cause to bend back, as flames in a reverberatory furnace; deflect.
8. To expose to heat in a reverberatory furnace. See synonyms under ROAR. [<L reverberatus, pp. of reverberare strike back, cause to rebound <re- back + verberare beat]