The definition of fulminate is to take a strong stance in protesting something, or is a disease that comes on suddenly and strongly out of nowhere, is a violent and sudden explosion.
(verb)See fulminate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb fulminated, fulminating
Origin: ME fulminaten < L fulminatus, pp. of fulminare, to flash or strike with lightning < fulmen, lightning, thunderbolt, akin to fulgere: see fulgent
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See fulminate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb ful·mi·nat·ed, ful·mi·nat·ing, ful·mi·nates verb, intransitive
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Origin: Middle English fulminaten
Origin: , from Latin fulmināre, fulmināt-, to strike with lightning
Origin: , from fulmen, fulmin-, lightning that strikes; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots
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