coruscate
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əˌskeɪt, ˈkɒr- verb (used without object), cor·us·cat·ed, cor·us·cat·ing.
to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
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coruscate (ˈkɒrəˌskeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) to emit flashes of light; sparkle | |
| [C18: from Latin coruscāre to flash, vibrate] | |
| coruscating | |
| —adj | |
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Coruscate
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
coruscate
1705, from pp. stem of L. coruscare "to vibrate, glitter." Related: coruscating (1705).
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Example sentences
All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.
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