Definitions for ulcerateˈʌl səˌreɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ul•cer•ateˈʌl səˌreɪt(v.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
(v.i.)to form an ulcer; become ulcerous.
Category: Pathology
(v.t.)to cause an ulcer on or in.
Category: Pathology
Origin of ulcerate:
1375–1425; late ME < L
ul`cer•a′tion(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ulcerate(verb)
undergo ulceration
"Her stomach ulcerated"
ulcerate(verb)
affect with an ulcer
"Her stomach was ulcerated"
Wiktionary
ulcerate(Verb)
To cause an ulcer to develop.
The surface was ulcerated by trauma.
ulcerate(Verb)
To become ulcerous.
The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.
ulcerate(Adjective)
Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
Webster Dictionary
Ulcerate(verb)
to be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous
Ulcerate(verb)
to affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers
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