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suppurate

 : 
Verb (intransitive)
 : 
sup=pu=rate

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb suppurate has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

suppuratev. i. [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.  [1913 Webster]
suppuratev. t. 
     To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore.  Arbuthnot.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

suppurate, v.intr.
1 form pus.
2 fester.

Derivative
suppuration n. suppurative adj.
Etymology
L suppurare (as SUB-, purare as PUS)

THESAURUS

suppurate

break up, canker, corrupt, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decompose, disintegrate, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, gangrene, go bad, go to pieces, matter, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, necrose, putrefy, putresce, rankle, ripen, rot, run, sphacelate, spoil, weep
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