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- Dictionarycoruscate/ˈkɒrəskeɪt/
verb
- 1. (of light) flash or sparkle: literary "the light was coruscating through the walls"
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The meaning of CORUSCATE is to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes : sparkle. Did you know?
Coruscate definition: to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam. See examples of CORUSCATE used in a sentence.
Coruscate is a verb that means to sparkle or give off reflected flashes of light. Think of the way the little mirrors on a disco ball coruscate as the ball twirls, making the dance floor sparkle.
adjective. Word origin. < L coruscatus, pp. of coruscare, to move quickly, glitter < coruscus, vibrating, shimmering. Word Frequency. coruscate in American English. (ˈkɔrəˌskeit, ˈkɑr-) intransitive verb Word forms: -cated, -cating. to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter: diamonds coruscating in the candlelight. 2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity: a flutist whose music coruscated throughout the concert hall. [Latin coruscāre, coruscāt-, to flash .] cor′us·ca′tion n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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Definition of coruscate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
