coruscate

English
WOTD – 3 March 2006
The coruscating lights of the aurora borealis

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Latin coruscō (“I flash”).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: kôrʹə-skāt, kŏrʹə-skāt

Verb

coruscate (third-person singular simple present coruscates, present participle coruscating, simple past and past participle coruscated)

  1. (intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
  2. (intransitive) To exhibit brilliant technique or style.

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Anagrams

Italian

Verb

coruscate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of coruscare
  2. second-person plural imperative of coruscare
  3. feminine plural of coruscato

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Latin

Verb

coruscāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of coruscō
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