sul·fu·rate transitive verb orsul·phu·rate\ˈsəlf(y)əˌrāt\ (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin sulfuratus, sulphuratus, past participle of sulfurare, sulphurare to sulfurize, from Latin sulfur, sulphur : sulfurize, thionate • sul·fu·ra·tion\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāshən\noun-s