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Fulgurate

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fulgural, fulgurant.

    "... the fulgurate dazzle of light along the filament of an incandescent bulb."

Verb
  1. 1
    To flash or emit flashes like lightning. intransitive
  2. 2
    To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin fulgurātus, perfect passive participle of fulgurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin fulgurātus, perfect passive participle of fulgurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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