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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.

[Latin fulgurāre, fulgurāt-, from fulgur, lightning; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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: fulgurated
Gerund: fulgurating

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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