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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