Rutilate

//ˈɹuːtɪleɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To shine; to emit rays of light. obsolete
"concentrated and rutilating nitrous acid"

Example

"concentrated and rutilating nitrous acid"

Etymology

From Latin rutilō (“to redden; to glow, to shine”).

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