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fulgurate
[fuhl-gyuh-reyt]
verb (used without object)
fulgurated, fulgurating
to flash or dart like lightning.
verb (used with object)
fulgurated, fulgurating
Medicine/Medical.to destroy (especially an abnormal growth) by electricity.
fulgurate
/ ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt, ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt /
verb
rare(intr) to flash like lightning
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Other Word Forms
- fulguration noun
- fulgurant adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fulgurate1
1670–80; < Latin ڳܱܰٳܲ, past participle of ڳܱܰ to flash, glitter, lighten, derivative of fulgur flash of lightning
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fulgurate1
C17: from Latin ڳܱܰ , from fulgur lightning
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Fulgurate, ful′gū-rāt, v.i. to flash as lightning.—adjs.
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