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CORUSCATE
sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
(verb) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; “The musical performance sparkled”; “A scintillating conversation”; “his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall”
sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
(verb) reflect brightly; “Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
coruscate (third-person singular simple present coruscates, present participle coruscating, simple past and past participle coruscated)
(intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
(intransitive) To exhibit brilliant technique or style.
Synonyms
• gleam
• glimmer
• glisten
• glitter
• radiate
• scintillate
• sheen
• shine
• sparkle
• twinkle
Anagrams
• accouters, accoutres, cocurates, court case
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"us*cate (kr"s-kt or k-rs"kr), v. i. Etym: [L. coruscare to flash, vibrate.]
Definition: To glitter in flashes; to flash.
Syn.
– To glisten; gleam; sparkle; radiate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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