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- [kan-suh-reyt]
- /ˈkæn səˌreɪt/
- /kˈansərˌeɪt/
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- [kan-suh-reyt]
- /ˈkæn səˌreɪt/
Definitions of cancerate word
- verb cancerate to become cancerous 3
- verb without object cancerate to become cancerous; develop into cancer. 1
- verb cancerate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VI To grow into a cancer; to become cancerous. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of cancerate
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90, cancerate is from the Late Latin word cancerātus cancerous. See cancer, -ate1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cancerate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cancerate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
See also
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