verberate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin verberatus, past participle of verberare (to beat), from verber (a lash, a whip).

Verb

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verberate (third-person singular simple present verberates, present participle verberating, simple past and past participle verberated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To hit; to beat; to strike
    • a. 1610, unknown author, The Mirror for Magistrates:
      The sound [] rebounds again and verberates the skies.
    • 1631, James Shirley, Love Tricks, act 3 scene 5:
      You shall be verberated, and reverberated, my exact piece of stolidity
    • 1840, J. A. Simons, Meddlings with the Muse:
      Full well I heed the verberating chime,
      Which comes like music on the ear to tell
      It is the anticipated trysting time
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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verberāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of verberō

Spanish

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Verb

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verberate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of verberar combined with te