Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SPHACELATE
v.i.[See Sphacelus. ] 1. To mortify; to become gangrenous; as flesh.
2. To decay or become carious, as a bone.
SPHACELATE
v.t.To affect with gangrene.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SPHACELATE
Sphac "e *late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sphacelated; p. pr. & vb. n.Sphacelating.] Etym: [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum, mortify: cf. F. sphacéler. See Sphacelus. ] (Med. )
Defn: To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify.
SPHACELATE
SPHACELATE Sphac "e *late, v. t. (Med. )
Defn: To affect with gangrene.
SPHACELATE; SPHACELATED
SPHACELATE; SPHACELATED Sphac "e *late, Sphac "e *la `ted, a. (Med. )
Defn: Affected with gangrene; mortified.
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