suppurate C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ UK /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #323653 Meanings 1 verb ripen and generate pus Without treatment, the wound began to suppurate. Thesaurus 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. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # suppurate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 323653 ## Meanings 1. ripen and generate pus ## Examples - Without treatment, the wound began to suppurate. ## Synonyms - fester ## Etymology From Latin suppūrātus, past participle of suppūrō, from pūr-, stem of pūs. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown