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< scintilla

scintillation >

scin·til·late

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VERB:
scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing, scin·til·lates
VERB:
intr.

To throw off sparks; flash.
To sparkle or shine. See Synonyms at flash.
To be animated and brilliant: dinner conversation that scintillated.

VERB:
tr.

To give off (sparks or flashes).

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin scintillre, scintillt-, from scintilla, spark

OTHER FORMS:
scintil·lant(Adjective), scintil·lating·ly(Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for scintillate

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