ulcerate

3 definitions found

ulcerate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

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

ulcerate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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