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opalesce

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o⋅pal⋅esce

  [oh-puh-les]
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–verb (used without object), -esced, -esc⋅ing.
to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
Origin:
1810–20; back formation from opalescent
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o·pal·esce   (ō'pə-lěs')   
intr.v.   o·pal·esced, o·pal·esc·ing, o·pal·esc·es
To exhibit an iridescent shimmer of colors.

[Back-formation from opalescence.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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