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fibrillate
[ fahy-bruh-leyt, fib-ruh- ]
verb (used without object)
, fi·bril·lat·ed, fi·bril·lat·ing.
- to undergo fibrillation.
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Other Words From
- fibril·lative adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fibrillate1
First recorded in 1830–40; fibrill(a) + -ate 1
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Example Sentences
His heart was beating in the 140s, its upper chambers fibrillating.
From New York Times
It was not beating, but it was fibrillating.
From Washington Post
My wife stopped taking 1.2 grams of fish oil daily and stopped fibrillating.
From Seattle Times
Once liberated, I hit Water Street and from there it was a straight trajectory to the fibrillating heart of town.
From Literature
The coroner said his heart, fibrillating, stopped pumping blood to his organs, starving his brain of oxygen.
From Reuters
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