The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Necrose \Ne*crose"\, v. t. & i. (Med.) To affect with necrosis; to undergo necrosis. --Quain. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
necrose v 1: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" [syn: necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate]