fulgurate
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fulgurate
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Borrowed from Latin fulgurātus, perfect passive participle of fulgurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
verb fulgurates · fulgurating · fulgurated
- To flash or emit flashes like lightning.
- To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize.
adjective more fulgurate · most fulgurate
- Fulgural, fulgurant. ... the fulgurate dazzle of light along the filament of an incandescent bulb.
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