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coruscated

 [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
1705, from pp. stem of L. coruscare "to vibrate, glitter." Related: coruscating (1705).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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