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ulcerate
verb
ul·cer·ate
ˈəl-sə-ˌrāt
ulcerated; ulcerating
: to affect with or as if with an ulcer
: to become affected with or as if with an ulcer
Examples of ulcerate in a Sentence
The wound began to ulcerate.
Recent Examples on the Web
The intestines of typhoid patients often had inflamed or ulcerated nodules known as glands of Peyer or Peyer’s patches, named after a 17th-century Swiss anatomist.
—Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2020
As the man lay shackled to his hospital bed by both wrists and ankles and at his waist, the skin on his back began to ulcerate.
—Sheri Fink, New York Times, 10 June 2019
The limbs swell, develop ulcerating sores and eventually rot.
—Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 10 Apr. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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The first known use of ulcerate was
in the 15th century
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“Ulcerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ulcerate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
ulcerate
verb
ul·cer·ate
ˈəl-sə-ˌrāt
ulcerated; ulcerating
: to cause or become affected with an ulcer
an ulcerated wound
Medical Definition
ulcerate
verb
ul·cer·ate
ˈəl-sə-ˌrāt
ulcerated; ulcerating
: to become affected with or as if with an ulcer
: to affect with or as if with an ulcer
an ulcerated stomach
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