vibrate

English

/vaɪˈbɹeɪt/, /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
  • (intransitive) To resonate.
  • (transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.
  • (transitive) To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
  • (transitive) To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
  • (transitive) To please or impress someone.
  • (intransitive) To use vibrato.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (wrap around, wind, swing, wind around, twist, oscillate, turn around, sweep, shake, bend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyp-

Gloss

wrap around, wind, swing, wind around, twist, oscillate, turn around, sweep, shake, bend

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

風

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