cancerate

[ kan-suh-reyt ]

verb (used without object)

, can·cer·at·ed, can·cer·at·ing.

1. to become cancerous; develop into cancer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cancerate¹

First recorded in 1680–90, cancerate is from the Late Latin word cancerātus cancerous. See cancer, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Associated words: cancerate, canceration, cancerous, cancriform, cancroid, solanoid. candid, a. impartial, unbiased, fair; frank, ingenuous, unreserved, straightforward.

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