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Definition of ulcerate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ulcerate

verb
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪt/
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪt/
[intransitive, transitive, usually passive] (medical)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ulcerate
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪt/
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪt/
he / she / it ulcerates
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪts/
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪts/
past simple ulcerated
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/
past participle ulcerated
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/
-ing form ulcerating
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈʌlsəreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. ulcerate (something) to become, or make something become, covered with ulcers
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin ulcerat- ‘made ulcerous’, from the verb ulcerare.
See ulcerate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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