| Vibrate (vibrate) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Vi"brate |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Vibrate (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Vibrating.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v.
i., to snake, brandish, vibrate] akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel.
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To brandish; to move to
and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.
To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a
pendulum vibrating seconds.
To affect with vibratory motion; to set in
vibration.
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| Vibrate (vibrate) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Vi"brate |
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To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic
rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to
swing; to oscillate.
To have the constituent particles move to and
fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any
elastic body; to quiver.
To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of
sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.
To pass from one state to another; to waver; to
fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.
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