fulgurate

[ fuhl-gyuh-reyt ]
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verb (used without object),ful·gu·rat·ed, ful·gu·rat·ing.
  1. to flash or dart like lightning.

verb (used with object),ful·gu·rat·ed, ful·gu·rat·ing.
  1. Medicine/Medical. to destroy (especially an abnormal growth) by electricity.

Origin of fulgurate

1
1670–80; <Latin fulgurātus, past participle of fulgurāre to flash, glitter, lighten, derivative of fulgur flash of lightning

Other words from fulgurate

  • ful·gu·ra·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for fulgurate

fulgurate

/ (ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt) /


verb
  1. (intr) rare to flash like lightning

Origin of fulgurate

1
C17: from Latin fulgurāre, from fulgur lightning

Derived forms of fulgurate

  • fulgurant (ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt), adjective

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