'Scintillate' definitions:
Definition of 'scintillate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
verb
Reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" [syn: sparkle, scintillate, coruscate]
verb
Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" [syn: twinkle, winkle, scintillate]
verb
Physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
verb
Definition of 'Scintillate'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- As the electrical globe only scintillates when rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scintillate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- be brilliant,
- be merry with,
- blink,
- coruscate,
- crack a joke,
- crack wise,
- fleer at,
- fun,
- gibe at,
- glance,
- gleam,
- glimmer,
- glint,
- glisk,
- glisten,
- glister,
- glitter,
- jape,
- jest,
- joke,
- josh,
- kid,
- kid around,
- make a funny,
- make fun,
- make fun of,
- mock,
- play on words,
- poke fun at,
- pun,
- quip,
- ridicule,
- scoff at,
- shimmer,
- spangle,
- spark,
- sparkle,
- tinsel,
- twinkle,
- utter a mot,
- wisecrack