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fulgurate

[ fuhl-gyuh-reyt ]

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.

fulgurate

/ ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt; ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt /

verb

  1. rare.
    intr to flash like lightning

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Derived Forms

  • fulgurant, adjective

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Other Words From

  • fulgu·ration noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fulgurate1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fulgurate1

C17: from Latin fulgurāre , from fulgur lightning

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