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

/ ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt; ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt /

verb

1. rare.
   intr to flash like lightning

Derived Forms

• fulgurant, adjective

Other Words From

• fulgu·ration noun

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

Related Words

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