resplandecer

• resplendecer (dated)
• resplandescer (dated)

Relatinized from Old Galician-Portuguese resprandecer, from Vulgar Latin *resplandēscere, from Latin resplendēscere, from re + splendēscere.

• Hyphenation: res‧plan‧de‧cer

resplandecer (first-person singular present resplandeço, first-person singular preterite resplandeci, past participle resplandecido)

1. to shine (to emit light)

   Synonyms: brilhar, fulgir, fulgurar, iluminar, irradiar, luzir

2. to excel (to be much better than others)

   Synonyms: brilhar, distinguir, exceder, exceler, superar, avantajar-se, extremar-se, sobressair

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /resplandeˈθeɾ/
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /resplandeˈseɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: res‧plan‧de‧cer

resplandecer (first-person singular present resplandezco, first-person singular preterite resplandecí, past participle resplandecido)

1. to shine brightly, glitter, glow, be resplendent

   Synonyms: esplender, fulgir

• “resplandecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16