Ulcerate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ulcerate \Ul"cer*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ulcerated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Ulcerating}.] [L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr.
     ulcus ulcer.]
     To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ulcerate \Ul"cer*ate\, v. t.
     To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers. --Harvey.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ulcerate
       v 1: undergo ulceration; "Her stomach ulcerated"
       2: affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated"