scintillate

English

Etymology

From Latin scintillatus, past participle of scintillare (“to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash”), from scintilla (“a spark”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɪn.tɪl.eɪt/ SAMPA: /"sIn.tIl.eIt/

Verb

scintillate (third-person singular simple present scintillates, present participle scintillating, simple past and past participle scintillated)

1. (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
2. (transitive) To throw off like sparks.

Related terms

• scintilla
• scintillation
• scintillator
• stencil
• tinsel

External links

• scintillate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• scintillate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• scintillate at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Italian

Verb

scintillate

1. second-person plural present tense and imperative of scintillare

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Latin

Verb

scintillāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of scintillō