ulcerate
verb /ˈʌlsəreɪt/
/ˈʌlsəreɪt/
[intransitive, transitive, usually passive] (medical)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ulcerate | /ˈʌlsəreɪt/ /ˈʌlsəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it ulcerates | /ˈʌlsəreɪts/ /ˈʌlsəreɪts/ |
| past simple ulcerated | /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/ /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle ulcerated | /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/ /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form ulcerating | /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- ulcerate (something) to become, or make something become, covered with ulcersWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin ulcerat- ‘made ulcerous’, from the verb ulcerare.