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fulgurate

[fuhl-gyuh-reyt]

ful·gu·rate

[fuhl-gyuh-reyt] 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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Fulgurate is always a great word to know.
So is carpal. Does it mean:
any of the bones of the wrist.
the tongue.

Origin:
1670–80; < Latin fulgurātus, past participle of fulgurāre to flash, glitter, lighten, derivative of fulgur flash of lightning

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

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