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Suppurate: To form or discharge pus. The adjective is suppurative, as in suppurative arthritis. The noun is suppuration, and is rarely used today. From the Latin puris = pus.
sup·pu·rate (s p y-r t) intr.v. sup·pu·rat·ed, sup·pu·rat·ing, sup·pu·rates. To form or discharge pus. [Middle English suppuraten, from Latin supp r re ...
verb (used without object), -rat·ed, -rat·ing. to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate. Origin: 1555–65; < Latin suppÅ«rÄtus (past participle of ...
Definition of SUPPURATE. intransitive verb: to form or discharge pus — sup·pu·ra·tion \ ËŒ sÉ™-pyÉ™-ˈ rÄ-shÉ™n\ noun — sup·pu·ra·tive \ ˈ sÉ™-pyÉ™-rÉ™ ...
intransitive verb. to form or discharge pus; fester
sup·pu·rate (s p y-r t) v. To form or discharge pus. Suppurate. To produce or discharge pus. Mentioned in: Empyema. suppurate [sup′yÉ™rÄt] Etymology: L ...