Scintillate:
sin-ta-late
Part of speech: verb
Origin: Latin, early
17th century
1. To produce sparks
or to sparkle
2. To draw attention
with liveliness or beauty
Examples used in a sentence:
1. Fireworks are
designed to scintillate and entertain.
2. Her vibrant
personality will scintillate everyone who interviews her.
About Scintillate
In 2018, two brides in Iowa may have been responsible for
the first known case of an outfit scintillating – in both senses of the
word. After their respective weddings,
the brides allowed their dresses to be sparkled ablaze as wedding attendees
looked on at the flame.
Did You Know?
Scintillate is a fairly common word, but it has a partner
that’s rarely used – the noun scintilla.
It means “just a little bit,” or in other words, “just a spark.”
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