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fulgurate
[ fuhl-gyuh-reyt ]
verb (used without object)
, ful·gu·rat·ed, ful·gu·rat·ing.
- to flash or dart like lightning.
verb (used with object)
, ful·gu·rat·ed, ful·gu·rat·ing.
- Medicine/Medical. to destroy (especially an abnormal growth) by electricity.
fulgurate
/ ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt; ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt /
verb
- rare.intr to flash like lightning
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Derived Forms
- fulgurant, adjective
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Other Words From
- fulgu·ration noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fulgurate1
1670–80; < Latin fulgurātus, past participle of fulgurāre to flash, glitter, lighten, derivative of fulgur flash of lightning
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fulgurate1
C17: from Latin fulgurāre , from fulgur lightning
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Example Sentences
Fulgurate, ful′gū-rāt, v.i. to flash as lightning.—adjs.
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