To shine: to be bright. Et per translationem Manifestum esse & apparens. Cicer. To appeare: to be verie manifest or notable. Elucere & Occultari, contraria. Cic. In causis atque in foro elucere. Cic. To be notable. Amicitia magis elucer inter æquales. Cic. Sheweth it selfe more. Elucer eruditio in ipsa pictura. Plin. Learning appeareth euen in the picture. Elucer animi excellentia magnitudóque in despiciendis opibus. Cicero. There appeareth an excellencie and noblenesse of heart in contemning riches. In Republica honos elucer. Cic. Ignis eluxit. Tibul. Elucet ingenium in eo. Ci. There appeareth to be a witte in him. Elucet lumen tuum. Cic. The glorie of thy praise sheweth it selfe.

I. Lit.: inter flammas circulus elucens, Cic. Rep. 6, 16, 16.—Poet., of the golden glittering of bees, Verg. G. 4, 98: illa flamma, quae ex L. Marcii capite eluxit, Val. Max. 1, 6, 2.—

II. Trop., to shine out, show itself; to be apparent, manifest (cf.: appareo, exsisto, effero): scintilla ingenii jam tum elucebat in puero, Cic. Rep. 2, 21; cf. id. Cael. 19, 45; id. Off. 1, 29, 103; 1, 28, 98; id. de Or. 2, 13, 55; id. Or. 40 fin.; Quint. 1, 1, 2; 8, 6, 4 al.: ex quo elucebit omnis constantia, Cic. Off. 1, 29, 102; cf. id. Part. 12: Haec (benevolentia) magis elucet inter aequales, id. Lael. 27, 101; id. Fam. 4, 3, 2; id. Lael. 14; id. Rosc. Am. 31: argumentum prius est enarrandum, quo ratio eluceat, Lact. 7, 14, 6; Nep. Paus. 1, 6, 2; Lucr. 2, 1051 al.