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fulgurate

American  
[fuhl-gyuh-reyt] / ˈfʌl gyəˌreɪt /

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 British  
/ ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt, ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt /

verb

  1. rare (intr) to flash like lightning

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Other Word Forms

  • fulgurant adjective
  • fulguration noun

Etymology

Origin of fulgurate

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

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