coruscate

  • 11coruscate —  Not rr . Glittering, dazzling, as in coruscating wit …

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  • 12coruscate — cor·us·cate || kÉ’rÉ™skeɪt v. shine, glow …

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  • 13coruscate — [ kɒrəskeɪt] verb literary (of light) flash or sparkle. Derivatives coruscant adjective coruscation noun Origin C18 (earlier (C15) as coruscation): from L. coruscat , coruscare glitter …

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  • 14coruscate — v. n. Shine, glisten, glitter, gleam, sparkle, twinkle, flash, scintillate …

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  • 15coruscate — cor·us·cate …

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  • 16coruscate — cor•us•cate [[t]ˈkɔr əˌskeɪt, ˈkɒr [/t]] v. i. cat•ed, cat•ing to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; gleam • Etymology: 1695–1705; < L coruscātus, ptp. of coruscāre to quiver, flash, der. of coruscus quivering, flashing …

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  • 17coruscate — /ˈkɒrəskeɪt / (say koruhskayt) verb (i) (coruscated, coruscating) to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; gleam. {Latin coruscātus, past participle, moved quickly, flashed} …

  • 18coruscate —   v.i. sparkle; flash.    ♦ coruscant, a.    ♦ coruscation, n …

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  • 19coruscate — v.intr. 1 give off flashing light; sparkle. 2 be showy or brilliant. Derivatives: coruscation n. Etymology: L coruscare glitter …

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  • 20excoriate — coruscate, excoriate Confusion of these two somewhat literary words caused by the coincidence of the syllable cor and the ending ate is a common malapropism. To coruscate (from Latin coruscare) is to glitter or give off flashes of light, and it… …

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