verb
Freq #323653
Meanings
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verb
ripen and generate pus
Without treatment, the wound began to suppurate.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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verb
· ripen and generate pus
fester
Word family
Forms
suppurating
Etymology
From Latin suppūrātus, past participle of suppūrō, from pūr-, stem of pūs.