coruscate
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin coruscō (“I flash”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹəskeɪt/, /ˈkɔːɹəskeɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- enPR: kôrʹə-skāt, kŏrʹə-skāt
Verb
editcoruscate (third-person singular simple present coruscates, present participle coruscating, simple past and past participle coruscated)
- (intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
- (intransitive, figurative) To exhibit brilliant technique or style.
- 1981, A. D. Hope, “His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell”, in A Book of Answers[1], archived from the original on 16 July 2021:
- For truth and tenderness do more / Than coruscating metaphor.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editto reflect in flashes; to sparkle
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editItalian
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editcoruscate
- inflection of coruscare:
Etymology 2
editParticiple
editcoruscate f pl
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editLatin
editVerb
editcoruscāte
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