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exulcerating

exulcerating is the present participle and gerund of exulcerate.

Meaning of exulcerate

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)

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Questions about exulcerating

What is exulcerating the present participle and gerund of?
Exulcerating is the present participle and gerund of exulcerate.

Words near exulcerating in the dictionary

  1. exulansis
  2. exulcerate
  3. exulcerated
  4. exulcerates
  5. exulcerateth
  6. exulcerating
  7. exulceration
  8. exulcerations
  9. exulcerative
  10. exuls
  11. exult

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