Meanings
sphacelate1
verbsphacelate (third-person singular simple present sphacelates, present participle sphacelating, simple past and past participle sphacelated)
present singular third person sphacelates · participle present sphacelating · participle past sphacelated · past sphacelated
- intransitivemedicineTo become gangrenous.
sphacelate2
adjectivesphacelate (not comparable)
- not comparableAffected with gangrene; gangrenous, necrotic.
- not comparablebiologyDark and withered as though dead.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
sphacelate · verb
From sphacel (“gangrene”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →sphacelate · adjective
From sphacel + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech postihnout snětí, snětivět
- postihnout snětíaffect with gangrene
- snětivětaffect with gangrene
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APA
sphacelate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphacelate
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“sphacelate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphacelate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphacelate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphacelate.
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