ulcerate

verb

ul·cer·ate | \ ˈəl-sə-ˌrāt

ulcerated; ulcerating

Definition of ulcerate

: to affect with or as if with an ulcer

: to become affected with or as if with an ulcer

The wound began to ulcerate.

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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, "Migrants in Custody at Hospitals Are Treated Like Felons, Doctors Say," 10 June 2019 The limbs swell, develop ulcerating sores and eventually rot. — Donald G. Mcneil Jr., New York Times, "Volcanic Minerals, Not Worms, Caused Disease Outbreak in Uganda," 10 Apr. 2017

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More Definitions for ulcerate

ulcerate

verb

medical : to form an ulcer

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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