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suppurate definition

sup·pu·rate (sup′yo̵̅o̅ rāt′)

intransitive verb suppurated -·rat′ed, suppurating -·rat′·ing

to form or discharge pus; fester

Etymology: < L suppuratus, pp. of suppurare, to form pus underneath < sup-, sub- + pus (gen. puris), pus

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