'Vibrate' definitions:

Definition of 'vibrate'

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

Definition of 'Vibrate'

From: GCIDE
  • Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vibrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vibrating.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to shake, 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]

Definition of 'Vibrate'

From: 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]