caseate

[ key-see-eyt ]

verb (used without object),ca·se·at·ed, ca·se·at·ing.Pathology.
  1. to undergo caseation.

Origin of caseate

1
First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin cāse(us) cheese1 + -ate1

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caseate

/ (ˈkeɪsɪˌeɪt) /


verb
  1. (intr) pathol to undergo caseation

Origin of caseate

1
C19: from Latin cāseus cheese 1

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