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Definitions for Fulminate
[1] to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
[2] to issue denunciations or the like (usually followed by against ): The minister fulminated against legalized vice.
[3] to cause to explode.
[4] to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation, condemnation, or the like.
[5] one of a group of unstable, explosive compounds derived from fulminic acid, especially the mercury salt of fulminic acid, which is a powerful detonating agent.
[6] (intr often foll by against ) to make criticisms or denunciations; rail
[7] to explode with noise and violence
[8] (intr) archaic to thunder and lighten
[9] any salt or ester of fulminic acid, esp the mercury salt, which is used as a detonator
Words related to Fulminate
fume, vituperate, protest, castigate, vilify, condemn, declaim, curse, thunder, reprobate, rail, denounce, censure, upbraid, execrate, rage, intimidate, berate, explode, menace
Words nearby Fulminate
fully, fully fashioned, fully fledged, fulmar, fulminant, fulminate, fulminating compound, fulminating powder, fulmination, fulmine, fulminic
Origin of Fulminate
1375–1425; late Middle English fulminaten < Latin fulminātus (past participle of fulmināre ) thundered, equivalent to fulmin- (stem of fulmen ) thunderbolt, lightning + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Fulminate
ful·mi·na·tor , noun
ful·mi·na·to·ry [fuhl -muh -nuh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈfʌl mə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
non·ful·mi·nat·ing , adjective
un·ful·mi·nat·ed , adjective
un·ful·mi·nat·ing , adjective
Word origin for Fulminate
C15: from Medieval Latin fulmināre ; see fulminant
Synonyms for Fulminate
animadvert, berate, bluster, castigate, censure, condemn, curse, declaim, denounce, execrate, explode, fume, intimidate, menace, protest, rage, rail, reprobate, thunder, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, blow up, denunciate, inveigh against, swear at