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Word: Fulminate
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Latin fulminat- ‘struck by lightning’, from fulmen, fulmin- ‘lightning’. The earliest sense (derived from medieval Latin fulminare) was ‘denounce formally’, later ‘issue formal censures’ (originally said of the Pope). A sense ‘emit thunder and lightning’, based on the original Latin meaning, arose in the early 17th century, and hence ‘explode violently’ (late 17th century)
ˈfʊlmɪneɪt
ˈfʌlmɪneɪt
express vehement protest
Short Definition:protest vehemently
Examples:- he fulminated against the evils of his time
- she began fulminating at the injustice of it all
explode violently or flash like lightning
Short Definition:explode violently
Examples:- thunder fulminated around the house
Word: Fulminate
Speech Type: Noun
ˈfʊlmɪneɪt
ˈfʌlmɪneɪt
a salt or ester of fulminic acid.
Short Definition:salt or ester of fulminic acid
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