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matterate
[ mat-uh-reyt ]
verb (used without object)
, New England, Upstate New York, and Southern U.S..
, mat·ter·at·ed, mat·ter·at·ing.
- to fester; suppurate.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of matterate1
Perhaps by folk etymology from maturate
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