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ulcerate

Pronunciation: /ˈʌlsəreɪt/
Definition of ulcerate

verb

[no object]
  • develop into or become affected by an ulcer: a small vesicle which ulcerates and spreads (as adjective ulcerated)the smell of his ulcerated leg

Derivatives

ulceration

Pronunciation: /-ˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

ulcerative

Pronunciation: /-rətɪv/
adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin ulcerat- 'made ulcerous', from the verb ulcerare

ulcerate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ulcerate in the US English dictionary

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