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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