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ULCERATE
ulcerate
(verb) affect with an ulcer; “Her stomach was ulcerated”
ulcerate
(verb) undergo ulceration; “Her stomach ulcerated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
ulcerate (comparative more ulcerate, superlative most ulcerate)
(palynology, of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
Verb
ulcerate (third-person singular simple present ulcerates, present participle ulcerating, simple past and past participle ulcerated)
(medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.
(medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ul"cer*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ulcerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ulcerating.] Etym: [L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr. ulcus ulcer.]
Definition: To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.
Ul"cer*ate, v. t.
Definition: To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers. Harvey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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