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rutilate

verb /ˈɹuːtɪleɪt/

  1. To shine; to emit rays of light.

    obsolete

    concentrated and rutilating nitrous acid

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry rutilate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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