To cause or to develop gangrene. / (figuratively) To corrupt or cause to degenerate.

present participle of gangrene

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gangrenate

present participle of gangrenate

simple past tense and past participle of gangrenate

(obsolete, intransitive) To become gangrenous.

In a gangrenous manner.

necrotizing fasciitis

(medicine) A form of gangrene occurring particularly in old people, and usually caused by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries.

A kind of necrotizing fasciitis affecting the perineum, most common in elderly men.