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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. t. [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. veifa to wave, vibrate. See Waive and cf. Whip, v.
     t.]
     1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate
        a sword or a staff.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum
        vibrating seconds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated,
              may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.
                                                    --Holder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Star to star vibrates light.          --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. i.
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound;
        as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate;
        as, a man vibrates between two opinions.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. t. [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. veifa to wave, vibrate. See Waive and cf. Whip, v.
     t.]
     1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate
        a sword or a staff.
  
     2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum
        vibrating seconds.
  
     3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
  
              Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated,
              may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.
                                                    --Holder.
  
              Star to star vibrates light.          --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. i.
     1. 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.
  
     2. 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.
  
     3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound;
        as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. --Pope.
  
     4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate;
        as, a man vibrates between two opinions.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  vibrate
       v 1: shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly,
            usually in an uncontrolled manner
       2: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on
          the meter was oscillating" [syn: oscillate]
       3: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting
          positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between
          accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: hover,
          vacillate, oscillate]
       4: sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this
          theater" [syn: resonate]
       5: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled
          by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: thrill, tickle]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vibrate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 πάλλω, δονώ
     2 πάλλομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vibrate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la vibrō  2 p pres actv impr)
     n.
     The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to #Verb
  rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and
  fro.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To resonate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.
     4 (lb en transitive) To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
     5 (lb en transitive) To affect with vibratory motion; to set in
  vibration.
     6 (lb en transitive slang dated) To please or impress someone.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  vibrate
     n.
     The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to #Verb
  rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and
  fro.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To resonate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.
     4 (lb en transitive) To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
     5 (lb en transitive) To affect with vibratory motion; to set in
  vibration.
     6 (lb en transitive slang dated) To please or impress someone.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  vibrate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la vibrō  2 p pres actv impr)
     n.
     The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to #Verb
  rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and
  fro.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To resonate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.
     4 (lb en transitive) To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
     5 (lb en transitive) To affect with vibratory motion; to set in
  vibration.
     6 (lb en transitive slang dated) To please or impress someone.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  vibrate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la vibrō  2 p pres actv impr)
     n.
     The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to #Verb
  rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and
  fro.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To resonate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.
     4 (lb en transitive) To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
     5 (lb en transitive) To affect with vibratory motion; to set in
  vibration.
     6 (lb en transitive slang dated) To please or impress someone.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vibrate
     Englanti vb.
     1 heilahdella
     2 täristä
     3 väristä
     4 värähdellä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vibrate
     Engelska vb.
     vibrera, dallra, skälva, skaka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Vibrate /vaɪbɹˈeɪt/
  تذبذب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  vibrate //vaɪˈbɹeɪt// //ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt// 
  вибрация
  setting

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  vibrate //vaɪˈbɹeɪt// //ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt// 
  1. размахвам
  to brandish; to swing to and fro
  2. вибрирам, трептя
  to move with small movements rapidly
  3. резонирам
  to resonate