gangrenate en · VERB
Etymology
From gangrene + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French gangrener.
Meanings
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(intransitive, obsolete) To become gangrenous.
I have ſeen the guts of ſuch horſes[…] much diſposed to gangrenate
1751, Henry Bracken, Traveller's Pocket Farrier:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gangrenating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gangrenates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gangrenated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gangrenated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |