Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scintillated"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Scintillate \Scin"til*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scintillated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Scintillating}.] [L. scintillare,
scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. {Stencil}.]
1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.

As the electrical globe only scintillates when
rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W.
Scott.

2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.


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