fibrillate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of fibrillate
First recorded in 1830–40; fibrill(a) + -ate 1
Example Sentences
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“It’s for when you fibrillate too much,” I reply.
From Salon • May 21, 2016
But hearts across the nation and around the world began to fibrillate at the thought that Quayle might suddenly be thrust into the most powerful position on earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
But if something mental or physical excites the accelerator nerve or stimulates the adrenals to pour an excess of adrenalin into the blood, the ventricles begin to fibrillate.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the operating table, Able's heart began to fibrillate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bush again came face to face with the prospect of dying five weeks ago after his heart began to fibrillate as he was jogging at Camp David.
From Time Magazine Archive
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