Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Ulcerate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
undergo ulceration
"Her stomach ulcerated"
2
affect with an ulcer
"Her stomach was ulcerated"
3
To cause an ulcer to develop.
Adjective
1
Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)