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gangrenate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gan-grenate
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become gangrenous.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "I have ſeen the guts of ſuch horſes[…] much diſposed to gangrenate"

Etymology

From gangrene + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French gangrener.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gangrenates (present, singular) gangrenating (participle, present) gangrenated (participle, past) gangrenated (past)

Questions

What does gangrenate mean?
To become gangrenous.
Where does gangrenate come from?
From gangrene + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French gangrener.

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