Sphăc'e-lāte1, v. i.
[imp. & p. p. SPHACELATED; p. pr. & vb. n. SPHACELATING.] [N. Lat. sphacelare, sphacelatum, Fr. sphaceler. See SPHACELUS.]
- To mortify; to become gangrenous, as flesh.
- To decay or become carious, as a bone.
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Sphacelate
Sphă'ce-lāte2, v. t.
v. t. To affect with gangrene.
Sphăc'e-late or Sphăc'e-lā'ted3, a.
a. Affected with gangrene; mortified.