rutilate

English

Etymology

From Latin rutilare, rutilatum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːtɪleɪt/

Verb

rutilate (third-person singular simple present rutilates, present participle rutilating, simple past and past participle rutilated)

1. (obsolete) To shine; to emit rays of light.
   • 1803, The Philosophical Magazine:

     concentrated and rutilating nitrous acid

References

• “rutilate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• liturate, tertulia

Latin

Verb

rutilāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of rutilō

Spanish

Verb

rutilate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of rutilar combined with te