Pronunciation (UK) (US) IPA (key): /ˈrɛz.əˌneɪt/ (AU) IPA (key): /ˈrez.əˌnæɪt/ Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: res‧o‧nate Verb Plain form resonate Third-person singular resonates Past tense resonated Past participle resonated Present participle resonating If something resonates, it vibrates in response to another vibration. The books on top of the piano resonate when he plays certain notes. If something resonates, it has an effect of influencing others. His words resonated with the crowd.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.