Main Entry: ²canker

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): can·kered; can·ker·ing \ˈkaŋ-k(ə-)riŋ\

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 obsolete : to infect with a spreading sore
2 : to corrupt the spirit ofintransitive verb 1 : to become infested with canker
2 : to become corrupted