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cancerate

American  
[kan-suh-reyt] / ˈkæn səˌreɪt /

verb (used without object)

cancerated, cancerating

  1. to become cancerous; develop into cancer.

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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