Definition of suppurate Suppurate
sup•pu•rate
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What does suppurate mean?
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| suppurate - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" | ||
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| draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" | ||
| suppurate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" | ||
| fester, maturate | ||
| eject, expel, exhaust, release, discharge put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- suppurate (Verb)
To form or discharge pus. - suppurate (Verb)
To cause to generate pus.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- suppurate (v. i.)
To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates. - suppurate (v. t.)
To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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suppurate
sup′ū-rāt, v.i. to gather pus or matter.—n. Suppurā′tion, a morbid process which gives rise to the formation of pus, one of the commonest products of inflammation.—adj. Supp′urātive, tending to suppurate: promoting suppuration.—n. a medicine which promotes suppuration. [L. sub, under, pus, pur-is, pus.]
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🔤- suppurate, verb, present, 1st person singular of suppurate (infinitive).
- suppurate, verb (infinitive).
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