suppurate

sup·pu·rate

 (sŭp′yə-rāt′)

intr.v. sup·pu·rat·ed, sup·pu·rat·ing, sup·pu·rates

To form or discharge pus.

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[Middle English suppuraten, from Latin suppūrāre, suppūrāt- : sub-, sub- + pūs, pūr-, pus; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]

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suppurate

(ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt)

vb

(Pathology) (intr) pathol (of a wound, sore, etc) to discharge pus; fester

[C16: from Latin suppūrāre, from sub- + pūs pus]

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sup•pu•rate

(ˈsʌp yəˌreɪt)

v.i. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.

to produce or discharge pus.

[1555–65; < Latin suppūrātus, past participle of suppūrāre=sup- sup- + -pūrāre, v. derivative of pūs pus; see -ate¹]

sup`pu•ra′tion, n.

sup′pu•ra`tive, n., adj.

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suppurate

Past participle: suppurated
Gerund: suppurating

Imperative

suppurate

suppurate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	suppurate - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" mature fester, suppurate, maturate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" draw - cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
	2.	suppurate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" fester, maturate suppurate, mature - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" eject, expel, release, exhaust, discharge - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

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Translations

hnisat

eiternvereitern

suppurer

suppurate

[ˈsʌpjʊəreɪt] VI → supurar

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suppurate

vi → eitern

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suppurate

[ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt] vi → suppurare

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sup·pu·rate

vt. supurar, excretar.

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suppurate

vi (form) supurar, salir(le) pus

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