Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vibrate; p. pr. & vb. n. Vibrating.]

[L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, 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.

2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.

3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.

Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion. --Holder.

Star to star vibrates light. --Tennyson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)