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Antonyms for fulminate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : fuhl-muh-neyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌl məˌneɪt

Definition of fulminate

Origin :
  • early 15c., "publish a 'thundering' denunciation," from Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare "hurl lightning, lighten," from fulmen (genitive fulminis) "lightning flash," related to fulgere "to shine, flash," from PIE *bhleg- "to shine, flash," from root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn" (see bleach (v.)). Metaphoric sense (the original sense in English) is via its use in reference to a formal ecclesiastical censure. Related: Fulminated; fulminating.
  • verb criticize harshly
Example sentences :
  • We do not fulminate against a treatise on Quaternions because it lacks humor.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • The air was shocked by fulminate blasts—the signals of the careless Scheff.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • The excellence of the fulminate may be ascertained, by the following characters.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
  • I have stated that my maximum product of fulminate from 100 grs.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
  • Had that weight fallen upon the fulminate, it must have dealt death to all of us.
  • Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim
  • One day his master gave him about half a pound of this fulminate compound.
  • Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim
  • It came about that one day I was in need of fulminate of mercury.
  • Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim
  • But if the fulminate is placed in the head of a rocket, this objection may be obviated.
  • Extract from : « Gunnery in 1858 » by William Greener
  • Fulminate of mercury should only be dried in small parcels at a time, and these should be placed at a distance from each other.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • This dissolves in 36 parts of boiling water, but the solution deposits the greater portion of the fulminate as it cools.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

Synonyms for fulminate

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