scintillate vs give out

scintillate and give out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scintillate	No	No	Yes	No
give out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give out is a hypernym of scintillate; that is, give out is a word with a broader meaning than scintillate:

scintillate: give off
give out: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

Other hypernyms of scintillate include emit, give off.

scintillate (verb)	give out (verb)
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity	stop operating or functioning
fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon	prove insufficient
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner	give to several people
give off	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
reflect brightly