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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FULGURATE

From Latin fulgurāre, from fulgur lightning.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FULGURATE

fulgurate  [ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FULGURATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fulgurate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fulgurate in English.

WHAT DOES FULGURATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fulguration

Fulguration, also called electrofulguration, is a procedure to destroy and remove tissue using a high-frequency electric current applied with a needlelike electrode. Fulguration, also called electrofulguration, is a procedure in which lesions are destroyed by the use of high frequency current and is essentially similar to cauterization. Fulgration is used to ablate tumors and other lesions such as hemangiomas and warts. It is either performed in an operation theater by a surgeon or an out-patient basis by a surgeon or dermatologist.

Definition of fulgurate in the English dictionary

The definition of fulgurate in the dictionary is to flash like lightning.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FULGURATE

PRESENT

Present
I fulgurate
you fulgurate
he/she/it fulgurates
we fulgurate
you fulgurate
they fulgurate
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fulgurated
you fulgurated
he/she/it fulgurated
we fulgurated
you fulgurated
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fulgurate
you will fulgurate
he/she/it will fulgurate
we will fulgurate
you will fulgurate
they will fulgurate
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fulgurate
you would fulgurate
he/she/it would fulgurate
we would fulgurate
you would fulgurate
they would fulgurate
Conditional continuous
I would be fulgurating
you would be fulgurating
he/she/it would be fulgurating
we would be fulgurating
you would be fulgurating
they would be fulgurating
Conditional perfect
I would have fulgurate
you would have fulgurate
he/she/it would have fulgurate
we would have fulgurate
you would have fulgurate
they would have fulgurate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fulgurating
you would have been fulgurating
he/she/it would have been fulgurating
we would have been fulgurating
you would have been fulgurating
they would have been fulgurating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fulgurate
we let´s fulgurate
you fulgurate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fulgurate
Past participle
fulgurated
Present Participle
fulgurating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FULGURATE


contriturate
kənˈtrɪtjʊˌreɪt
depurate
ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪt
enculturate
ɛnˈkʌltʃʊˌreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
inaugurate
ɪnˈɔːɡjʊˌreɪt
incorporate
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
indurate
ˈɪndjʊˌreɪt
maturate
ˈmætjʊˌreɪt
mercurate
ˈmɜːkjʊˌreɪt
micturate
ˈmɪktjʊˌreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
oversaturate
ˌəʊvəˈsætʃʊˌreɪt
pandurate
ˈpændjʊˌreɪt
prefigurate
priːˈfɪɡjʊˌreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
sulphurate
ˈsʌlfjʊˌreɪt
supersaturate
ˌsuːpərˈsætʃʊˌreɪt
suppurate
ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt
tellurate
ˈtɛljʊˌreɪt
triturate
ˈtrɪtjʊˌreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FULGURATE

fulfilling
fulfilment
fulgency
fulgent
fulgently
fulgid
fulgor
fulgorous
fulgural
fulgurant
fulgurating
fulguration
fulgurite
fulgurous
Fulham
fuliginosity
fuliginous
fuliginously
fuliginousness
full

WORDS THAT END LIKE FULGURATE

acculturate
accurate
at any rate
aurate
barbiturate
commensurate
configurate
curate
cyanurate
desulphurate
effigurate
epurate
figurate
inaccurate
inaurate
incommensurate
obdurate
obturate
saturate
sulfurate
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Synonyms and antonyms of fulgurate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fulgurate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FULGURATE

Find out the translation of fulgurate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fulgurate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fulgurate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电灼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fulgurata
570 millions of speakers

English

fulgurate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fulgurate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ومض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сверкнуть молнией
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fulgurante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fulgurate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fulgurer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fulgurate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fulgurate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fulgurate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인 Fulgurate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fulgurate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sáng rực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fulgurate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुलूरुएट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fulgurasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fulgurate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fulgurate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блиснути блискавкою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fulgurate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Fulgurate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fulgurate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fulguration
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fulgurate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fulgurate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FULGURATE»

The term «fulgurate» is used very little and occupies the 183.522 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FULGURATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fulgurate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FULGURATE»

Discover the use of fulgurate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fulgurate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
A genus of buccinids, the typical species of which (F. carica) has reddish or brownish streaks suggesting lightning. It is typical of the subfamily Fulgurinae. fulgurantt (ful'gu-rant), a. [< L. fulguran(t-)s, ppr. of fulgurare, lighten: see fulgurate .
‎1906
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Webster's II New College Dictionary
ful'gent-ly adv. ful-gu-rant ifbol'gyar-ant, -gar-, fill'-, adj. [Lit. fulgurans. tulgurant-. pr.part. of fulgurate, to lighten. —see FULGURATE.' Flashing like lightning. ful*gu -rate ( idol ' gya-rat ' , -gs-, ful'- vi -rat-ed, -rat-ing, -rates. [Lat. fulgurate, fulgurat-.
Houghton Mifflin Company, Webster, 1999
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Webster's II New College Dictionary
[Lat. falgurans, fulgurant-. pr.part. of fulgurate, to lighten. — see FULGURATE.] Flashing like lightning. ful*gu*rate (fdbl'gya-rat', -ga-, ful'-) vi. -rat-ed, -rat-ing, - rales [Lat. fulgurare, fulgurat-, to lighten < fulgur, lightning < fulgere, to flash.] To emit ...
Webster's New World Dictionary, Editors Of Webster's II Dictionaries, 2005
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
< L. fulguran(t-)s, ppr. of /tt/firurare, lighten: see fulgurate.] Flashing, as lightning. Though pitchy blasts from Hell upborn Stop the outgoings of the morn, And Nature play her fiery games, In this forc'd night, with fulguranl flames. Dr. H. More  ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
< L. fulguratus, pp. of fulgurare, flash : see fulgurate.'] A tube used in observing the spectrum of a substance liberated from a solution by electric discharge. fulgurate (fnl'gu-rat), f. i.; pfet. and pp. fulgurated, ppr. fulgurating. {(li. fulguratus, pp. of ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To flash as lightning: as, fulgurating clouds. If enclosed in a glass vessel well stopped, it sometimes wonid fulgurate, or throw out little flashes of light, and sometimes All the whole vial with waves of flames. Philosophical Transactions, No.
‎1906
7
The Marvelous Adventures of Pierre Baptiste: Father and ...
"Like the rays of the sun, my hat will fulgurate, fulgurate," boasted Yalangawi, preening a feather between his thumb and his forefinger. Well now! If Yalangawi wanted to be taken along the secret path to the talking skull, he would have to pay a ...
Patricia Eakins, 1999
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The Surgical Clinics of Chicago
We will, therefore, immediately fulgurate this patient, using, as we did in the first patient, the D'Arsenval current. Because this tumor is situated on the base of the bladder the plate will be placed under the hips. The current is now turned on and  ...
‎1918
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... the moonlight: shine, glimmer, glint, catch the light, glitter, shimmer, glow, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, blink, wink, glisten, flash, flare, beam, fluoresce; reflect light; literary glister; rare coruscate, scintillate, fulgurate, effulge, luminesce, incandesce, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
10
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary
fulgurate. •. funny. bone. lion of the fundus of the eye — fun- dus-co-py Xifan-'das- ka-peX also fun- dos-co-py X-'das-X n fun-gae-mia Brit var of FUNGEMIA fun-gal X'fan-galX adj 1 : of. relating to, or having the characteristics of fungi 2 : caused ...
‎1995

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FULGURATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fulgurate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lightning, snow and other weather fascinate author
Well it is called a fulgurate and forms when a bolt of lightning strikes a sandy area. The sand melts and forms a glassy crystal that is hollow on ... «Washington Times Herald, Jul 15»
2
Laparoscopic Surgery for Adhesiolysis
The expert laparoscopic surgeon can use monopolar electrosurgery safely to cut or fulgurate tissue, but desiccation (coagulation) on bowel ... «hcp.obgyn.net, Oct 11»
3
Ethicon, Allergan, Covidien Battle for Share of $4.1 Billion …
The report states that direct-energy devices used in electrosurgery to cut, coagulate, desiccate or fulgurate tissue are expected to reach over $2 ... «PR Newswire, Sep 11»

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