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sphacelate
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sphacelate, v. i. [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum, mortify: cf. F. sphacéler. See Sphacelus.].
To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify. [1913 Webster]
sphacelate, v. t.
To affect with gangrene. [1913 Webster]
sphacelate, a.
Affected with gangrene; mortified. [1913 Webster]
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