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ulcerate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ulcerātus.

Meanings

1. (of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.

Forms

Deriveds

monoulcerate

ulcerate en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos Proto-Italic *elkos Old Latin *olcos Latin ulcus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin ulcerōbor. English ulcerate Borrowed from Latin ulcerō.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.
   • The surface was ulcerated by trauma.
2. (intransitive) To become ulcerous.
   • The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.

Forms

Deriveds

ulcerative colitis · ulceratory · ulcerative gingivitis · ulcerative · ulceration

Translations (15)

it ulcerare (to cause an ulcer) · fi haavauttaa (to cause an ulcer) · vi loét (to become ulcerous) · de vereitern (to become ulcerous) · pl spowodować owrzodzenie (to cause an ulcer) · pl owrzodzieć (to become ulcerous) · pt ulcerar (to cause an ulcer) · ko 궤양화시키다 (to cause an ulcer) · fi haavautua (to become ulcerous) · pl wrzodzieć (to become ulcerous) · es ulcerarse (to become ulcerous) · es ulcerar (to cause an ulcer) · ko 궤양화되다 (to become ulcerous) · de ulzerieren (to cause an ulcer) · pl powodować owrzodzenie (to cause an ulcer)