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ulcerate

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ulcerate /ˈəlsəˌrāt, ˈəlsəˌreɪt /
▸ verb [no object] develop into or become affected by an ulcer:
a small vesicle which ulcerates and spreads
(as adjective ulcerated) the smell of his ulcerated leg.
– DERIVATIVES
ulceration /ˌəlsəˈrāSH(ə)n, ˌəlsəˈreɪʃ(ə)n / noun,ulcerative /ˈəls(ə)rədiv, ˈəls(ə)rədɪv / adjective
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin ulcerat- ‘made ulcerous’, from the verb ulcerare.