reverberate vs persist

reverberate and persist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reverberate	No	No	Yes	No
persist	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, persist is a hypernym of reverberate; that is, persist is a word with a broader meaning than reverberate:

Other hypernyms of reverberate include die hard, endure, prevail, run.

reverberate (verb)	persist (verb)
treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace	be persistent, refuse to stop
spring back; spring away from an impact	be in a certain place and not leave
ring or echo with sound	continue to exist
to throw or bend back (from a surface)
be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
have a long or continuing effect