fulgurate

[fuhl-gyuh-reyt]

verb (used without object)

fulgurated, fulgurating 

1. to flash or dart like lightning.

verb (used with object)

fulgurated, fulgurating 

1. Medicine/Medical.,  to destroy (especially an abnormal growth) by electricity.

fulgurate

/ ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt, ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt /

verb

1. rare,  (intr) to flash like lightning

Other Word Forms

• fulguration noun
• fulgurant adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fulgurate¹

C17: from Latin fulgurāre , from fulgur lightning

Example Sentences

Fulgurate, ful′gū-rāt, v.i. to flash as lightning.—adjs.

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