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Scintillate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Scintillate has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

give off

"the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"

2

reflect brightly

"Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"

3

emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

4

physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon

"the phosphor fluoresced"

5

be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

"The musical performance sparkled"

"A scintillating conversation"

"his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"

6

To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.

7

Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.

Example Sentences
"the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" verb
"Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" verb
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" verb
"the phosphor fluoresced" verb
"The musical performance sparkled" verb
"A scintillating conversation" verb
"his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
emit reflect shine fluoresce be
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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