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fibrillate
fi·bril·late
[
fíbbrə làyt
]
(
past and past participle
fi·bril·lat·ed
,
present participle
fi·bril·lat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
fi·bril·lates
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
beat or contract rapidly and irregularly:
to undergo rapid irregular beating or uncontrolled contraction, or make the heart or muscles undergo this
[
Mid-19th century. < modern Latin
fibrilla
(see
fibril
)
]
fib·ril·la·tive
adjective
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fib·ril·la·tive adjective
