ful·mi·nate

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• ful|mi|nate — «FUHL muh nayt», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to thunder forth; utter or publish (condemnation, censure, threats, decrees, or the like). 2. Figurative. to denounce violently; ce …   Useful english dictionary

• ful´mi|na´tor — ful|mi|nate «FUHL muh nayt», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to thunder forth; utter or publish (condemnation, censure, threats, decrees, or the like). 2. Figurative. to denounce violently; ce …   Useful english dictionary

• ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… …   English syllables

• nate — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ad·nate; ag·mi·nate; al·bu·mi·nate; al·gi·nate; al·loph·a·nate; an·ten·nate; an·ti·mo·nate; ap·pla·nate; ar·se·nate; as·so·nate; bom·bi·nate; cach·in·nate; cal·ci·nate; car·nate; cir·ci·nate; com·mi·nate; com·pag·i·nate;… …   English syllables

• fulminate — ful·mi·nate …   English syllables

• fulminate — ful·mi·nate (fulґmĭ nāt) [L. fulminare] to occur suddenly with great intensity …   Medical dictionary

• fulminate — ful•mi•nate [[t]ˈfʌl məˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, n. 1) to explode with a loud noise; detonate 2) to issue denunciations or the like (usu. fol. by against) 3) to cause to explode 4) to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation,… …   From formal English to slang

• fulminate — ful|mi|nate [ˈfulmıneıt, ˈfʌl ] v [i]formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: fulminare to hit with lightning , from fulmen lightning ] to criticize someone or something angrily fulminate at/against/about ▪ Mick was fulminating against the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fulminate — ful|mi|nate [ fulmı,neıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to speak or write angrily about something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• aurum fulminans — Fulminate Ful mi*nate, n. [Cf. P. fulminate. See {Fulminate}, v. i.] (Chem.) (a) A salt of fulminic acid. See under {Fulminic}. (b) A fulminating powder. [1913 Webster] {Fulminate of gold}, an explosive compound of gold; called also {fulminating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English