o·pal·esce
(ō′pə-lĕs′)intr.v. o·pal·esced,
o·pal·esc·ing,
o·pal·esc·es To exhibit an iridescent shimmer of colors.
[Back-formation from opalescence.]
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opalesce
(ˌəʊpəˈlɛs) vb (intr) to exhibit a milky iridescence
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opalesce
Past participle: opalesced
Gerund: opalescing
| Imperative |
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| opalesce |
| opalesce |
| Present |
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| I opalesce |
| you opalesce |
| he/she/it opalesces |
| we opalesce |
| you opalesce |
| they opalesce |
| Preterite |
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| I opalesced |
| you opalesced |
| he/she/it opalesced |
| we opalesced |
| you opalesced |
| they opalesced |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am opalescing |
| you are opalescing |
| he/she/it is opalescing |
| we are opalescing |
| you are opalescing |
| they are opalescing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have opalesced |
| you have opalesced |
| he/she/it has opalesced |
| we have opalesced |
| you have opalesced |
| they have opalesced |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was opalescing |
| you were opalescing |
| he/she/it was opalescing |
| we were opalescing |
| you were opalescing |
| they were opalescing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had opalesced |
| you had opalesced |
| he/she/it had opalesced |
| we had opalesced |
| you had opalesced |
| they had opalesced |
| Future |
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| I will opalesce |
| you will opalesce |
| he/she/it will opalesce |
| we will opalesce |
| you will opalesce |
| they will opalesce |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have opalesced |
| you will have opalesced |
| he/she/it will have opalesced |
| we will have opalesced |
| you will have opalesced |
| they will have opalesced |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be opalescing |
| you will be opalescing |
| he/she/it will be opalescing |
| we will be opalescing |
| you will be opalescing |
| they will be opalescing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been opalescing |
| you have been opalescing |
| he/she/it has been opalescing |
| we have been opalescing |
| you have been opalescing |
| they have been opalescing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been opalescing |
| you will have been opalescing |
| he/she/it will have been opalescing |
| we will have been opalescing |
| you will have been opalescing |
| they will have been opalescing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been opalescing |
| you had been opalescing |
| he/she/it had been opalescing |
| we had been opalescing |
| you had been opalescing |
| they had been opalescing |
| Conditional |
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| I would opalesce |
| you would opalesce |
| he/she/it would opalesce |
| we would opalesce |
| you would opalesce |
| they would opalesce |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have opalesced |
| you would have opalesced |
| he/she/it would have opalesced |
| we would have opalesced |
| you would have opalesced |
| they would have opalesced |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | opalesce - reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"shine, reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" |
| 2. | opalesce - exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"iridesce - be iridescent; "The corals iridesced under the surface of the clear water" |
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