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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.
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2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum
vibrating seconds.
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3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
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Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated,
may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.
--Holder.
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Star to star vibrates light. --Tennyson.
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