fulgurated

Variant of fulgurate

intransitive verb fulgurated, fulgurating

Rare to give off flashes of or like lightning

Origin: < L fulguratus, pp. of fulgurare, to flash < fulgur, lightning, akin to fulgent

transitive verb

  1. to give off in flashes
  2. Med. to destroy (tissue) by electrical means

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