BRANDISH Copy link • BRANDISHlibrare (hastam, to raise it in a horizontal direction, in order to hurl it with greater force and a surer aim): vibrare (to brandish it backward and forward, or up and down, in order to testify an eager desire for the combat): coruscare (to make a weapon gleam): rotare (to whirl it round and round): quatere, quassare, crispare (to wave, shake, flourish). FIG., to brandish syllogisms, conclusiunculas vibrare.