suppurate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ UK /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #323653

Meanings

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verb
ripen and generate pus

Without treatment, the wound began to suppurate.

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Synonyms

1 verb · ripen and generate pus fester

Word family

Forms suppurating

Etymology

From Latin suppūrātus, past participle of suppūrō, from pūr-, stem of pūs.

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