Etymology

cancerate

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Today it means: To grow into a cancer; to become cancerous. Full definition →

Latin cancerātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcancerātus“eaten by a cancer”
  2. English todaycancerate

From Latin cancerātus (“eaten by a cancer”).

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