matterate

American

[mat-uh-rayt] / ˈmæt əˌreɪt /

verb (used without object)

New England, Upstate New York, and Southern U.S..

matterated, matterating

to fester; suppurate.

Etymology

Origin of matterate

Perhaps by folk etymology from maturate

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matterate

G. But you wanted to know—Then these things suppurate and matterate and spread— Mrs. G. Pin, you're making me sick!

From The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition by Rudyard Kipling

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