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Dictionary: ul·cer·ate   (ŭl'sə-rāt') pronunciation

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.intr.
To develop an ulcer; become ulcerous.

v.tr.
To cause ulceration of.

ulcerative ul'cer·a'tive (-sə-rā'tĭv, -sər-ə-tĭv) adj.

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(ŭl'sə-rāt')
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

To develop an ulcer; become ulcerous.

ul'cer·a'tive (-sə-rā'tĭv, -sər-ə-tĭv) adj.
Veterinary Dictionary: ulcerate
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To undergo ulceration.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: undergo ulceration

Meaning #2: affect with an ulcer


Translations: Ulcerate
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sårdannende
v. tr. - danne sår, være sårfyldt

Nederlands (Dutch)
(doen) zweren, te gronde gaan/richten, verbitteren

Français (French)
v. intr. - s'ulcérer
v. tr. - ulcérer

Deutsch (German)
v. - geschwürig werden, ein Geschwür verursachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (παθολ.) εξελκούμαι (κν. πληγιάζω)

Italiano (Italian)
ulcerare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ulcerar

Русский (Russian)
изъязвляться, портить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ulcerarse
v. tr. - ulcerar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bli sårig, vara sig, framkalla sår på

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
形成溃疮, 溃烂, 使溃疡, 使腐败

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 形成潰瘡, 潰爛
v. tr. - 使潰瘍, 使腐敗

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 궤양이 생기다, 부패하다
v. tr. - 궤양이 생기게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 潰瘍ができる, 潰瘍を生じさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قرح, تقرح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התפתח כיב‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם לפצע‬


 
 
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