fulminate

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfʌlmɪneɪt/, /ˈfʊlmɪneɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfʌlmɪneɪt/, /ˈfʊlmɪneɪt/, /-əneɪt/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English fulminaten, borrowed from Latin fulminātus, perfect passive participle of fulminō (“to lighten, hurl or strike with lightning”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fulmen (“lightning which strikes and sets on fire, thunderbolt”), from earlier *fulgmen, *fulgimen, from fulgeō, fulgō (“flash, lighten”). Doublet of fulmine. More at fulgent. ==== Verb ==== fulminate (third-person singular simple present fulminates, present participle fulminating, simple past and past participle fulminated) (intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack. (transitive, figuratively) To issue as a denunciation. (intransitive) To thunder or make a loud noise. (transitive, now rare) To strike with lightning; to cause to explode. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (figurative) to act as lightning, appearing quickly and destructively ===== Synonyms ===== (verbal attack): berate, condemn, criticize, denounce, denunciate, vilify ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== fulminant ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From fulminic acid +‎ -ate (“salt or ester”). ==== Noun ==== fulminate (plural fulminates) (chemistry) Any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive. ===== Derived terms ===== fulminuric ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === fulminate m (plural fulminates) fulminate === Further reading === “fulminate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== fulminate inflection of fulminare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== fulminate f pl feminine plural of fulminato == Latin == === Adjective === fulmināte vocative masculine singular of fulminātus == Spanish == === Verb === fulminate second-person singular voseo imperative of fulminar combined with te