infulminate

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verb

To make something thunderous.

OriginEnglish fulminate ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

verb
  1. raretransitiveTo make something thunderous.

    where […] suns infulminate the stormful sky

    1808, J. Barlow Columb. III. 20

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishfulminate
  8. Englishinfulminate

From in- + fulminate.

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APA

infulminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infulminate

MLA

“infulminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infulminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infulminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infulminate.

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