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Fulminate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Fulminate has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a salt or ester of fulminic acid

2

Any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive.

Verb
1

criticize severely

"He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"

"She railed against the bad social policies"

2

come on suddenly and intensely

"the disease fulminated"

3

cause to explode violently and with loud noise

4

To make a verbal attack.

Example Sentences
"He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare" verb
"She railed against the bad social policies" verb
"the disease fulminated" verb
See Also
thunder mercury fulminate fulminator explosive fulminant attack salt verbal
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
salt denounce appear explode
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mercury fulminate
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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