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fi⋅bril⋅late

[fahy-bruh-leyt, fib-ruh-] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause to undergo fibrillation.
–verb (used without object)
2. to undergo fibrillation.

Origin:
1830–40; fibrill(a) + -ate 1


fi⋅bril⋅la⋅tive, adjective
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fib·ril·late   (fĭb'rə-lāt', fī'brə-)   
intr. & tr.v.   fib·ril·lat·ed, fib·ril·lat·ing, fib·ril·lates
To undergo or cause to undergo fibrillation.

[New Latin fibrilla, fibril; see fibril + -ate1.]
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Main Entry: fi·bril·late
Pronunciation: 'fib-r&-"lAt, 'fIb-
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
intransitive senses
: to undergo or exhibit fibrillation fibrillate transitive senses
: to cause (as the heart) to undergo fibrillation
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fibrillate fib·ril·late (fĭb'rə-lāt', fī'brə-)
v. fib·ril·lat·ed, fib·ril·lat·ing, fib·ril·lates

  1. To undergo or to cause to undergo fibrillation.

  2. To make or to become fibrillar.

adj.
Being fibrillated.

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