Definition of coruscate Coruscate

cor•us•cate

We found 7 definitions of coruscate from 5 different sources.

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What does coruscate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

coruscate - reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
  sparkle, scintillate
  reflect, shine give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
coruscate - be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
  sparkle, scintillate
  be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • coruscate (v. i.)
    To glitter in flashes; to flash.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • coruscate
    kor′us-kāt, v.i. to sparkle: to throw off flashes of light.—adj. Corus′cant, flashing.—n. Coruscā′tion, a glittering: sudden flash of light. [L. coruscāre, -ātum, to vibrate, glitter.]

Part of speech

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  • coruscate, verb, present, 1st person singular of coruscate (infinitive).
  • coruscate, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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