FULMINATE


Meaning of FULMINATE in English

/ ˈfʊlmɪneɪt; NAmE ; ˈfʌl-/ verb

[ v ] fulminate against (sb/sth) ( formal ) to criticize sb/sth angrily

►  ful·min·ation / ˌfʊlmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE ; ˌfʌl-/ noun [ C , U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin fulminat- struck by lightning, from fulmen , fulmin- lightning. The earliest sense (derived from medieval Latin fulminare ) was denounce formally , later issue formal censures (originally said of the Pope). A sense emit thunder and lightning , based on the original Latin meaning, arose in the early 17th cent., and hence explode violently (late 17th cent.).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.