ulcerate

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adjective

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

“The surface was ulcerated by trauma.”

OriginLatin ulcerātus →
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Meanings

ulcerate1

adjectiveulcerate (comparative more ulcerate, superlative most ulcerate)

comparative more ulcerate · superlative most ulcerate

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

ulcerate2

verbulcerate (third-person singular simple present ulcerates, present participle ulcerating, simple past and past participle ulcerated)

present singular third person ulcerates · participle present ulcerating · participle past ulcerated · past ulcerated

  1. transitivemedicineTo cause an ulcer to develop.

    The surface was ulcerated by trauma.

  2. intransitivemedicineTo become ulcerous.

    The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.

Origin

ulcerate · adjective

  1. Latinulcerātus
  2. Latinulcerātus
  3. Englishulcerate

Borrowed from Latin ulcerātus.

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ulcerate · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁élḱos
  2. Proto-Italic*elkos
  3. Old Latin*olcos
  4. Latinulcus
  5. Latinulcerō
  6. Englishulcerate

Borrowed from Latin ulcerō.

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Translations

Finnish haavauttaa, haavautua
  • haavauttaato cause an ulcer
  • haavautuato become ulcerous
German ulzerieren, vereitern
  • ulzerierento cause an ulcer
  • vereiternto become ulcerous
Italian ulcerare
  • ulcerareto cause an ulcer
Korean 궤양화시키다, 궤양화되다
  • 궤양화시키다 (gweyanghwa-sikida)to cause an ulcer
  • 궤양화되다 (gweyanghwa-doeda)to become ulcerous
Polish powodować owrzodzenie, spowodować owrzodzenie
  • powodować owrzodzenieto cause an ulcer
  • spowodować owrzodzenieto cause an ulcer
  • wrzodziećto become ulcerous
  • owrzodziećto become ulcerous
Portuguese ulcerar
  • ulcerarto cause an ulcer
Spanish ulcerar, ulcerarse
  • ulcerarto cause an ulcer
  • ulcerarseto become ulcerous
Vietnamese loét
  • loétto become ulcerous

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ulcerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulcerate

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“ulcerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulcerate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ulcerate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulcerate.

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