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fulgurate
 
SYLLABICATION:ful·gu·rate
PRONUNCIATION:  flgy-rt, -g-, fl-
VERB:Inflected forms: ful·gu·rat·ed, ful·gu·rat·ing, ful·gu·rates
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To emit flashes of lightning.
TRANSITIVE VERB:1. To emit (light) in flashes. 2. Medicine To destroy (abnormal tissue, for example) by electric current.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin fulgurre, fulgurt-, from fulgur, lightning. See bhel-1 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:fulgu·ration —NOUN
 
 
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