exulcerate

Exulcerate

Ex*ul"cer*ate\, v. t. & i. [L. exulceratus, p. p. of exulcerare to make sore; ex out + ulcerare. See Ulcerate.]

1. To ulcerate. [Obs.] "To exulcerate the lungs." --Evelyn.

2. To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame. [Obs.]

Minds exulcerated in themselves. --Hooker.

Webster's Revised

Exulcerate

Ex*ul"cer*ate\, a. [L. exulceratus, p. p.] Very sore; ulcerated. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Exulcerate is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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