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scintillate vs be

be vs scintillate

scintillate and be both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scintillate No No Yes No
be No No Yes No
As verbs, be is a hypernym of scintillate; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than scintillate:
  • scintillate: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
scintillate (verb) be (verb)
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity spend or use time
fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner have an existence, be extant
give off have life, be alive
reflect brightly form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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