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coruscate

co·rus·cate

UK/ˈkɒɹəskeɪt/ US/ˈkɔːɹəskeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

reflect brightly

  • “Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside”
2.

be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

  • “The musical performance sparkled”
  • “A scintillating conversation”
  • “his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall”

Origin

From Latin coruscātus, perfect passive participle of coruscō (“to flash, gleam”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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