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suppurate

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sup·pu·rate  (spy-rt)
intr.v. sup·pu·rat·ed, sup·pu·rat·ing, sup·pu·rates
To form or discharge pus.

[Middle English suppuraten, from Latin supprre, supprt- : sub-, sub- + ps, pr-, pus; see p- in Indo-European roots.]

suppurate [ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt]
vb
(Medicine / Pathology) (intr) Pathol (of a wound, sore, etc.) to discharge pus; fester
[from Latin suppūrāre, from sub- + pūs pus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.suppurate - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"
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"
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"
Translations
suppurate [ˈsʌpjʊəreɪt] VIsupurar
suppurate
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suppurate [ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt] visuppurare


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Enlarged (5 to 10 cm) nodes are often tender and matted, and they may suppurate (10 to 15% of cases).
A Welsh secretary sitting in the cabinet may be seen as superfluous when a naive prime minister wants to go to war with Iraq, or Iran or North Korea Northern Ireland, on the other hand, is a festering sore that fails to respond to any treatment because there were no political or religious leaders of courage around back in 1969 when it again began to suppurate.
 
 
 
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