intransitive verb
-·rat·ed, -·rat·ing to form or discharge pus; fester
Origin of suppurate
from Classical Latin suppuratus, past participle of suppurare, to form pus underneath from sup-, sub- + pus (gen. puris), pussuppurate
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suppurate
intransitive verb
sup·pu·rat·ed, sup·pu·rat·ing, sup·pu·ratesTo form or discharge pus.
Origin of suppurate
Middle English suppuraten from Latin suppūrāre suppūrāt- sub- sub- pūs pūr- pus ; see p&ubremac;- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present suppurates, present participle suppurating, simple past and past participle suppurated)
- (intransitive) To form or discharge pus.
- To cause to generate pus.
- to suppurate a sore
Origin
From Latin suppÅ«rÄtus, past participle of suppÅ«rÅ, from pÅ«r-, stem of pÅ«s.
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suppurate - Medical Definition
v.
To form or discharge pus.
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