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Ulcerate

[uhl-suh-reyt]

ul·cer·ate

[uhl-suh-reyt] verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause an ulcer on or in: Continued worry ulcerated his stomach.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ulcerātus (past participle of ulcerāre to make sore), equivalent to ulcer- (see ulcer) + -ātus -ate1

ul·cer·a·tion, noun
un·ul·cer·at·ed, adjective
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ulcerate (ˈʌlsəˌreɪt)
 
vb
to make or become ulcerous

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ulcerate ul·cer·ate (ŭl'sə-rāt')
v. ul·cer·at·ed, ul·cer·at·ing, ul·cer·ates
To develop an ulcer; become ulcerous.


ul'cer·a'tive (-sə-rā'tĭv, -sər-ə-tĭv) adj.

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