fulminate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.5 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin fulminare, to strike like lightning

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fʌlˈmɪn.eɪt/, SAMPA: /fVl"mIn.eIt/

[edit] Noun

fulminate (plural fulminates)

1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of fulminic acid; mostly explosive.

[edit] Verb

to fulminate (third-person singular simple present fulminates, present participle fulminating, simple past and past participle fulminated)

1. To detonate or explode, or to cause something to detonate.
2. (intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack.
3. (transitive, figuratively) To issue a denunciation.

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verbal attack

• berate
• condemn
• criticize
• denounce
• denunciate
• vilify

[edit] Related terms

• fulmination
• fulminator
• fulminatory
• fulminic
• mercury fulminate

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

fulminate

1. Second-person plural present tense of fulminare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of fulminare.
3. Feminine plural of fulminato.