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-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ful′gu·ration n. |
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