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corruscate

corruscate is the dated form of coruscate.

Meaning of coruscate

Verb

coruscate (third-person singular simple present coruscates, present participle coruscating, simple past and past participle coruscated)

  1. (intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
    • Then He [Death himself] clapped spurs to his steed and it sprang into the air, sparks coruscating from its hooves.1983, Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, published 2022, page 204
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To exhibit brilliant technique or style.
    • For truth and tenderness do more / Than coruscating metaphor.1981, A. D. Hope, “His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell”, in A Book of Answers, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2021

Forms of corruscate

third-person singular presentcorruscates
present participlecorruscating
past participlecorruscated
pastcorruscated

Questions about corruscate

What is corruscate the dated form of?
Corruscate is the dated form of coruscate.

Words near corruscate in the dictionary

  1. corruptors
  2. corruptress
  3. corruptresses
  4. corruptrix
  5. corrupts
  6. corruscate
  7. corruscated
  8. corruscates
  9. corruscating
  10. corruscation
  11. corruscations

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