cancerate
American
[kan-suh-reyt]
/ ˈkæn səˌreɪt /
verb (used without object)
cancerated,
cancerating
Etymology
Origin of cancerate
First recorded in 1680–90, cancerate is from the Late Latin word cancerātus cancerous. See cancer, -ate 1
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