What is the Latin word for fulminate?

The usual Latin words for “fulminate” are intonō, tonō, verbum; also Ennius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“fulminate” in Latin

intonōto thunder (make a thunderous noise)tonōto thunder; to speak thunderously, make a loud, thundering noise; to resound like thunder verbumword; proverb, saying; verb Enniusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by

The English word fulminate itself goes back to Latin fulmen, through fulminātus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

fulminate

intonare (Cic., Liv., of a speaker): tonare (Cic., of Pericles: tonare, verba, † Propert.). To fulminate threats against anybody, *verborum fulmine or fulminibus percellere aliquem; verborum or suum fulmen intentare alicui (after Liv., 6, 39, dictatorium fulmen sibi intentatum); minas jactare (Cic.); minas interfere alicui (Tac.); terrere aliquem minis (Ennius).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for fulminate?: The usual Latin words for “fulminate” are intonō, tonō, verbum; also Ennius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.