What does Suppurate mean?
Definitions for Suppurate
ˈsʌp yəˌreɪtsup·pu·rate
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Princeton's WordNet
suppurate, matureverb
cause to ripen and discharge pus
"The oil suppurates the pustules"
fester, maturate, suppurateverb
ripen and generate pus
"her wounds are festering"
Wiktionary
suppurateverb
To form or discharge pus.
suppurateverb
To cause to generate pus.
to suppurate a sore
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To SUPPURATEverb
To generate pus or matter.
Etymology: from pus puris, Lat. suppurer, Fr.
This disease is generally fatal: if it suppurates the pus, it is evacuated into the lower belly, where it produceth putrefaction. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.
To Suppurateverb
To grow to pus.
Wikipedia
suppurate
Pus is an exudate, typically white-yellow, yellow, or yellow-brown, formed at the site of inflammation during bacterial or fungal infection. An accumulation of pus in an enclosed tissue space is known as an abscess, whereas a visible collection of pus within or beneath the epidermis is known as a pustule, pimple or spot.
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suppurate
Suppurate refers to the process of forming or discharging pus, typically as a result of bacterial infection in a wound or tissue.
Webster Dictionary
Suppurateverb
to generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates
Suppurateverb
to cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore
Etymology: [L. suppuratus, p. p. of suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus, puris, matter. See Pus.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Suppurate
sup′ū-rāt, v.i. to gather pus or matter.—n. Suppurā′tion, a morbid process which gives rise to the formation of pus, one of the commonest products of inflammation.—adj. Supp′urātive, tending to suppurate: promoting suppuration.—n. a medicine which promotes suppuration. [L. sub, under, pus, pur-is, pus.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Suppurate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Suppurate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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