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- Latin · borrowed fromscintillātus
- English todayscintillate
Borrowed from Latin scintillātus, past participle of scintillāre (“to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash”), from scintilla (“a spark”).
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scintillate
scin·til·lateToday it means: To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow. Full definition →
Latin scintillātus