\Spac"e*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sphacelated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Sphacelating}.] [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum,
mortify: cf. F. sphac['e]ler. See {Sphacelus}.] (Med.)
To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to
mortify.