spacelate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Spac"e*late intransitive verb

Etymology

NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum, mortify: cf. F. sphacéler. See Sphacelus.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Sphacelated ; present participle & verbal noun Sphacelating

Definitions

1. (Med.) To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify.