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exulcerate

/ɪɡˈzʌlsəɹət/

exulcerate adjective: very sore; ulcerated.

Adjective

exulcerate (comparative more exulcerate, superlative most exulcerate)

  1. (obsolete) Very sore; ulcerated.

Verb

exulcerate (third-person singular simple present exulcerates, present participle exulcerating, simple past and past participle exulcerated)

  1. (obsolete) To ulcerate.
    • To exulcerate the lungs.1661, John Evelyn, Fumifugium
  2. (obsolete) To 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)

Forms of exulcerate

Adjective
comparativemore exulcerate
superlativemost exulcerate
Verb
third-person singular presentexulcerates
present participleexulcerating
past participleexulcerated
pastexulcerated

Origin of exulcerate

From Latin exulcerātus, perfect passive participle of exulcerō.

Questions about exulcerate

What does exulcerate mean?
Exulcerate means very sore; ulcerated.
What part of speech is exulcerate?
Exulcerate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce exulcerate?
Exulcerate is pronounced /ɪɡˈzʌlsəɹət/.

Words near exulcerate in the dictionary

  1. exudings
  2. exudivore
  3. exudivores
  4. exul
  5. exulansis
  6. exulcerate
  7. exulcerated
  8. exulcerates
  9. exulcerateth
  10. exulcerating
  11. exulceration

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