fulminate
11fulminate — (v.) early 15c., publish a thundering denunciation, from L. fulminatus, pp. of fulminare hurl lightning, lighten, from fulmen (gen. fulminis) lightning flash, related to fulgere to shine, flash, from PIE *bhleg to shine, flash, from root *bhel… …
12fulminate — [v] criticize harshly animadvert, berate, blow up, bluster, castigate, censure, condemn, curse, declaim, denounce, denunciate, execrate, explode, fume, intimidate, inveigh against, menace, protest, rage, rail, reprobate, swear at, thunder,… …
13fulminate — ► VERB 1) express vehement protest. 2) literary explode violently or flash like lightning. 3) (of a disease or symptom) develop suddenly and severely. ORIGIN Latin fulminare strike with lightning , from fulmen lightning …
14fulminate — [ful′mə nāt΄, fool′mə nāt΄] vi. fulminated, fulminating [ME fulminaten < L fulminatus, pp. of fulminare, to flash or strike with lightning < fulmen, lightning, thunderbolt, akin to fulgere: see FULGENT] 1. Archaic to thunder and lighten 2.… …
15Fulminate — Fulminates are chemical compounds which include the fulminate ion. The fulminate ion is a pseudohalic ion, acting like a halogen with its charge and reactivity. Due to the instability of the ion, they are friction sensitive explosives. The best… …
16Fulminate — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Knallsäure Andere Namen Formonitriloxid Fulminsäure …
17fulminate — I. verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare, from Latin, to strike (of lightning), from fulmin , fulmen lightning; akin to Latin flagrare to burn more at black Date: 15th… …
18fulminate — v. (D; intr.) to fulminate against * * * (D; intr.) to fulminate against …
19fulminate — [15] Etymologically, fulminate means ‘strike with lightning’. It comes from Latin fulmināre, a derivative of fulmen ‘lightning’. In medieval Latin its literal meaning gave way to the metaphorical ‘pronounce an ecclesiastical censure on’, and this …
20fulminate — UK [ˈfʊlmɪneɪt] / US [ˈfʊlmɪˌneɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms fulminate : present tense I/you/we/they fulminate he/she/it fulminates present participle fulminating past tense fulminated past participle fulminated formal to speak or write… …
