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1. (v.i.) suppurate
to produce or discharge pus.
Etymology: (1555–65; < L suppūrātus, ptp. of suppūrāre=sup-sup - +-pūrāre, v. der. of pūspus ; see -ate1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) suppurate, mature
cause to ripen and discharge pus
"The oil suppurates the pustules"
2. (verb) fester, maturate, suppurate
ripen and generate pus
"her wounds are festering"
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1. (verb) suppurate
to generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates
2. (verb) suppurate
to cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore
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