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sphacelate en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From sphacel (“gangrene”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To affect with gangrene, cause to gangrene, mortify.
  2. (intransitive) To become gangrenous.

Forms

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sphacelated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sphacelated Tense=Past lexicographic
sphacelating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sphacelates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

sphacelation

Translations (2)

cs postihnout snětí (affect with gangrene) · cs snětivět (affect with gangrene)

sphacelate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From sphacel + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Affected with gangrene; gangrenous, necrotic.
  2. (not-comparable) Dark and withered as though dead.