scintillate

scin·til·late

S0148400 (sĭn′tl-āt′)intr.v. scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing, scin·til·lates 1. To send forth light in flashes; sparkle. See Synonyms at flash.2. To be scintillating: dinner conversation that scintillated.

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[Latin scintillāre, scintillāt-, from scintilla, spark.]

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scin′til·lant adj.

scintillate

(ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt) vb (mainly intr) 1. (also tr) to give off (sparks); sparkle; twinkle2. to be animated or brilliant3. (General Physics) physics to give off flashes of light as a result of the impact of particles or photons[C17: from Latin scintillāre, from scintilla a spark] ˈscintillant adj ˈscintillantly adv

scin•til•late

(ˈsɪn tlˌeɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.i. 1. to emit sparks. 2. to be animated or witty; sparkle. 3. to twinkle, as the stars. v.t. 4. to emit as sparks; flash forth. [1615–25; < Latin scintillātus, past participle of scintillāre to send out sparks, flash. See scintilla, -ate¹] scin′til•lant, adj. scin′til•lat`ing•ly, adv.

scintillate

Past participle: scintillated
Gerund: scintillating

Imperative
scintillate
scintillate

Present
I scintillate
you scintillate
he/she/it scintillates
we scintillate
you scintillate
they scintillate

Preterite
I scintillated
you scintillated
he/she/it scintillated
we scintillated
you scintillated
they scintillated

Present Continuous
I am scintillating
you are scintillating
he/she/it is scintillating
we are scintillating
you are scintillating
they are scintillating

Present Perfect
I have scintillated
you have scintillated
he/she/it has scintillated
we have scintillated
you have scintillated
they have scintillated

Past Continuous
I was scintillating
you were scintillating
he/she/it was scintillating
we were scintillating
you were scintillating
they were scintillating

Past Perfect
I had scintillated
you had scintillated
he/she/it had scintillated
we had scintillated
you had scintillated
they had scintillated

Future
I will scintillate
you will scintillate
he/she/it will scintillate
we will scintillate
you will scintillate
they will scintillate

Future Perfect
I will have scintillated
you will have scintillated
he/she/it will have scintillated
we will have scintillated
you will have scintillated
they will have scintillated

Future Continuous
I will be scintillating
you will be scintillating
he/she/it will be scintillating
we will be scintillating
you will be scintillating
they will be scintillating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scintillating
you have been scintillating
he/she/it has been scintillating
we have been scintillating
you have been scintillating
they have been scintillating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scintillating
you will have been scintillating
he/she/it will have been scintillating
we will have been scintillating
you will have been scintillating
they will have been scintillating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scintillating
you had been scintillating
he/she/it had been scintillating
we had been scintillating
you had been scintillating
they had been scintillating

Conditional
I would scintillate
you would scintillate
he/she/it would scintillate
we would scintillate
you would scintillate
they would scintillate

Past Conditional
I would have scintillated
you would have scintillated
he/she/it would have scintillated
we would have scintillated
you would have scintillated
they would have scintillated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"winkle, twinkle, scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
	2.	scintillate - reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"coruscate, sparkleshine, reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
	3.	scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"winkle, twinklecelestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the skybeam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
	4.	scintillate - physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"fluoresce - exhibit or undergo fluorescence
	5.	scintillate - be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"coruscate, sparklebe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

scintillate

verbTo emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink.

Translations

scintillerscintillarescintilliofiammeggiarescintillante