Meaning of SUPPURATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'supyu`reyt
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- [v] ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"
- [v] cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"
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| | Synonyms: | | fester, maturate |
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| | See Also: | | discharge, draw, eject, expel, release | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sup"pu*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Suppurated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Suppurating}.] [L. suppuratus, p. p. of
suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus,
puris, matter. See {Pus}.]
To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.
\Sup"pu*rate\, v. t.
To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore.
--Arbuthnot.
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