cancerate

[ kan-suh-reyt ]
/ ˈkæn səˌreɪt /

verb (used without object), can·cer·at·ed, can·cer·at·ing.

to become cancerous; develop into cancer.

Origin of cancerate

First recorded in 1680–90, cancerate is from the Late Latin word cancerātus cancerous. See cancer, -ate1

Words nearby cancerate

cancer cluster, cancer family, cancer gene, cancer stick, cancer á deux, cancerate, canceration, cancerian, cancerophobia, cancerroot, cancha