exulcerate

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/ɪɡˈzʌlsəɹət//ɪɡˈzʌlsəɹeɪt/

adjective

Very sore; ulcerated.

OriginLatin exulcerātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveexulcerate (comparative more exulcerate, superlative most exulcerate)

comparative more exulcerate · superlative most exulcerate

  1. obsoleteVery sore; ulcerated.
verbexulcerate (third-person singular simple present exulcerates, present participle exulcerating, simple past and past participle exulcerated)

present singular third person exulcerates · participle present exulcerating · participle past exulcerated · past exulcerated

  1. obsoleteTo ulcerate.

    To exulcerate the lungs.

    1661, John Evelyn, Fumifugium
  2. obsoleteTo corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.

    Minds exulcerated in themselves.

    [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Origin

  1. Latinexulcerātus
  2. Englishexulcerate

From Latin exulcerātus, perfect passive participle of exulcerō.

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