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Definition of: scintillate
(sin′tə·lāt) v. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing v.i.
1. To give off sparks.
2. To sparkle; glitter.
3. To twinkle, as a star.
—v.t.
4. To give off as a spark or sparks. See synonyms under SHINE. [<L scintillatus, pp. of scintillare scintillate <scintilla a spark]
—scin′til·lat′ing adjective
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