Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Scintillate has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
"the phosphor fluoresced"
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
"The musical performance sparkled"
"A scintillating conversation"
"his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.