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Definition of Ulcerated - 4 dictionary results

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.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L ulcerātus (ptp. of ulcerāre to make sore), equiv. to ulcer- (see ulcer ) + -ātus -ate 1


ul⋅cer⋅a⋅tion, noun
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ul·cer·ate   (ŭl'sə-rāt')   
v.   ul·cer·at·ed, ul·cer·at·ing, ul·cer·ates

v.   intr.
To develop an ulcer; become ulcerous.
v.   tr.
To cause ulceration of.
ul'cer·a'tive (-sə-rā'tĭv, -sər-ə-tĭv) adj.
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Main Entry: ul·cer·ate
Pronunciation: '&l-s&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
Function:intransitive verb
: to become affected with or as if with an ulcer ulcerate transitive senses
: to affect with or as if with an ulcer ulcerated stomach>
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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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