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EXULCERATE
Etymology
Adjective
exulcerate (comparative more exulcerate, superlative most exulcerate)
(obsolete) Very sore; ulcerated.
Verb
exulcerate (third-person singular simple present exulcerates, present participle exulcerating, simple past and past participle exulcerated)
To ulcerate.
To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ul"cer*ate, v. t. & i. Etym: [L. exulceratus, p. p. of exulcerare to make sore; ex out + ulcerare. See Ulcerate.]
1. To ulcerate. [Obs.] "To exulcerate the lungs." Evelyn.
2. To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame. [Obs.] Minds exulcerated in themselves. Hooker.
Ex*ul"cer*ate, a. Etym: [L. exulceratus, p. p.]
Definition: Very sore; ulcerated. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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