FULGURATE


Meaning of FULGURATE in English

-ˌrāt verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin fulguratus, past participle of fulgurare to lightning, flash like lightning, from fulgur lightning, from fulgēre to shine, flash

intransitive verb

obsolete : to flash like lightning

transitive verb

1. : to emit flashes of

he is said to have been conspicuously handsome: well built, of soldierly bearing, with … blue eyes that fulgurated … terror, love, or hate — New Yorker

2. : to perform electrodesiccation on : remove or destroy by means of electrodesiccation

relieved the patient's discomfort by fulgurating the uterine mass

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