ful·gu·rate (fo͝ol′gyə-rāt′, -gə-, fŭl′-) v. ful·gu·rat·ed , ful·gu·rat·ing , ful·gu·rates
v. intr. To emit flashes of lightning.
v. tr. 1. To emit (light) in flashes.
2. Medicine To destroy (abnormal tissue, for example) by electric current.
ful′gu·ra′tion n.
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fulgurate (ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt ) vb (intr ) rare to flash like lightning
[C17: from Latin fulgurāre , from fulgur lightning]
fulgurant adj
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ful•gu•rate (ˈfʌl gyəˌreɪt) v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. v.i. 1. to flash or dart like lightning.
v.t. 2. Med. to destroy (esp. an abnormal growth) by electricity.
[1670–80; < Latin fulgurātus, past participle of fulgurāre to flash, glitter, derivative of fulgur flash of lightning]
ful`gu•ra′tion, n.
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fulgurate Past participle: fulguratedGerund: fulguratingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative fulgurate fulgurate
Present I fulgurate you fulgurate he/she/it fulgurates we fulgurate you fulgurate they fulgurate
Preterite I fulgurated you fulgurated he/she/it fulgurated we fulgurated you fulgurated they fulgurated
Present Continuous I am fulgurating you are fulgurating he/she/it is fulgurating we are fulgurating you are fulgurating they are fulgurating
Present Perfect I have fulgurated you have fulgurated he/she/it has fulgurated we have fulgurated you have fulgurated they have fulgurated
Past Continuous I was fulgurating you were fulgurating he/she/it was fulgurating we were fulgurating you were fulgurating they were fulgurating
Past Perfect I had fulgurated you had fulgurated he/she/it had fulgurated we had fulgurated you had fulgurated they had fulgurated
Future I will fulgurate you will fulgurate he/she/it will fulgurate we will fulgurate you will fulgurate they will fulgurate
Future Perfect I will have fulgurated you will have fulgurated he/she/it will have fulgurated we will have fulgurated you will have fulgurated they will have fulgurated
Future Continuous I will be fulgurating you will be fulgurating he/she/it will be fulgurating we will be fulgurating you will be fulgurating they will be fulgurating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been fulgurating you have been fulgurating he/she/it has been fulgurating we have been fulgurating you have been fulgurating they have been fulgurating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been fulgurating you will have been fulgurating he/she/it will have been fulgurating we will have been fulgurating you will have been fulgurating they will have been fulgurating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been fulgurating you had been fulgurating he/she/it had been fulgurating we had been fulgurating you had been fulgurating they had been fulgurating
Conditional I would fulgurate you would fulgurate he/she/it would fulgurate we would fulgurate you would fulgurate they would fulgurate
Past Conditional I would have fulgurated you would have fulgurated he/she/it would have fulgurated we would have fulgurated you would have fulgurated they would have fulgurated
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