Vibrated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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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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