Word: ulcerate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ul
cer
ate
Definition: To become ulcerous; having an ulcer or canker
Morphemes:
Affix: ulcer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: peptic ulcer; a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ulcus
Language: la
Decoded: ulcus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sore, ulcer, wound
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing