FULGURATE

Etymology

Verb

fulgurate (third-person singular simple present fulgurates, present participle fulgurating, simple past and past participle fulgurated)

To flash or emit flashes like lightning.

(medicine) To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize.

Source: Wiktionary


Ful"gu*rate, v. i. Etym: [L. fulguratus, p. p. of fulgurare to flash, fr. fulgur lightning, fr. fulgere to shine. See Fulgent.]

Definition: To flash as lightning. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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