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coruscate

 [kawr-uh-skeyt, kor-]   Origin

cor·us·cate

   [kawr-uh-skeyt, kor-]
verb (used without object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
Origin:
1695–1705; < Latin coruscātus past participle of coruscāre to quiver, flash; see coruscant, -ate1
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coruscate (ˈkɒrəˌskeɪt)
 
—vb
(intr) to emit flashes of light; sparkle
 
[C18: from Latin coruscāre to flash, vibrate]
 
coruscating
 
—adj

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coruscate
1705, from pp. stem of L. coruscare "to vibrate, glitter." Related: coruscating (1705).
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