# resonate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/ · frequency rank #22,793

## Definitions
1. To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
2. To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.
3. To agree or sympathise, not necessarily perfectly, usually with an emotion, an attitude, or an intellectual position.

## Etymology
From Latin resonō.

## Easily confused with
- **resonates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resonate-vs-resonates)
- **resonator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resonate-vs-resonator)
- **relocate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relocate-vs-resonate)
- **resonant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resonant-vs-resonate)
- **resolute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resolute-vs-resonate)
- **renovate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renovate-vs-resonate)
- **resonance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resonance-vs-resonate)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ersonate`, `reosnate`, `resnoate`, `resoante`, `resonaet`, `resonatte`, `resonnate`, `resontae`, `ressonate`, `rresonate`, `rseonate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/resonate