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ulcerate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
ul-cer-ate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.

verb

To cause an ulcer to develop.

Transitive verb

verb

To become ulcerous.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ulcerātus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ulcerate (comparative) most ulcerate (superlative) ulcerates (present, singular) ulcerating (participle, present) ulcerated (participle, past) ulcerated (past)

Derived Forms

monoulcerate ulceratory ulceration ulcerative

Phrases

ulcerative colitis ulcerative gingivitis

Questions

What does ulcerate mean?
Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
Where does ulcerate come from?
Borrowed from Latin ulcerātus.

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