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- [fahy-bruh-leyt, fib-ruh-]
- /ˈfaɪ brəˌleɪt, ˈfɪb rə-/
- /fˈɪbrɪlˌeɪt/
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- [fahy-bruh-leyt, fib-ruh-]
- /ˈfaɪ brəˌleɪt, ˈfɪb rə-/
Definitions of fibrillate word
- verb with object fibrillate to cause to undergo fibrillation. 1
- verb without object fibrillate to undergo fibrillation. 1
- noun fibrillate (of a muscle, especially in the heart) make a quivering movement due to uncoordinated contraction of the individual fibrils. 1
- verb fibrillate to form or break down into fibres 0
- intransitive verb fibrillate to experience or cause to experience fibrillation 0
- verb fibrillate To make irregular, rapid movements. 0
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Origin of fibrillate
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; fibrill(a) + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Fibrillate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fibrillate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
fibrillate usage trend in Literature
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