See Also: ulcerate(medicine)
ulcerate(1)(dictionary)
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ulcerate(dictionary)

ulcerate(2) (iou)



ulcerate verb. LME.
[Latin ulcerat- pa. ppl stem of ulcerare, from ulcus: see ULCER, -ATE3.]
verb intrans. Form an ulcer; break out into ulcers. LME.
verb trans. Cause ulcers in or on. Now rare. LME.
verb trans. fig. Affect as with an ulcer; damage, erode, infect. M17.
Times Literary Supplement The rash of abominable little villas..that ulcerates the slopes of Arthur's seat.
ulcerated ppl adjective afflicted with or characterized by an ulcer or ulcers M16.