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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