resonate

Etymology

From Latin resonō.

verb

  1. To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
    The books on top of the piano resonate when he plays certain notes.
  2. (figurative) To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.
    His words resonated with the crowd.
    “The control of women and babies has been a feature of every repressive regime on the planet,” wrote Margaret Atwood earlier this year, on why her 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale is resonating so forcefully in the age of Trump. 2018-01-07, Stephanie Merritt, “Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich review – fertile ground for dystopian nightmares”, in The Guardian

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