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fulgurate
[
fuhl
-gy
uh
-reyt
]
ful·gu·rate
/
ˈfʌl
gyəˌreɪt
/
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[
fuhl
-gy
uh
-reyt
]
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verb,
-rat·ed,
-rat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to flash or dart like lightning.
verb (used with object)
2.
Medicine/Medical
.
to destroy (especially an abnormal growth) by electricity.
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any of the bones of the wrist.
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Origin:
1670–80;
<
Latin
fulgurātus,
past participle of
fulgurāre
to flash, glitter, lighten, derivative of
fulgur
flash of lightning
Related forms
ful·gu·ra·tion,
noun
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fulgurate
(ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt)
—
vb
rare
(
intr
) to flash like lightning
[C17: from Latin
fulgurāre
, from
fulgur
lightning]
fulgurant
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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