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matterate

[ mat-uh-reyt ]
/ 藞m忙t 蓹藢re瑟t /
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verb (used without object), mat路ter路at路ed, mat路ter路at路ing.New England, Upstate New York, and Southern U.S..
to fester; suppurate.
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Origin of matterate

Perhaps by folk etymology from maturate
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