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vibrate

/ˈvaɪbɹeɪt/VIGH-brayt
/ˈvaɪbɹeɪt/VIGH-brayt

Meaningto quiver

Common meaning: to shake rapidly

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√WIP‘tremble, vibrate, shake’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 374, p. 743 · scan
  2. Latinvibrō, -āre‘to shake, quiver’
  3. Englishvibrate‘to shake rapidly’ · today

vibr also in: vibrant

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vibrō ‘to shake, quiver’.

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Related words

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