matterate
[mat-uh-reyt]
verb (used without object), mat·ter·at·ed, mat·ter·at·ing. New England, Upstate New York, and Southern U.S..
to fester; suppurate.
Nearby words
- matter of record,
- matter wave,
- matter waves,
- matter-of-course,
- matter-of-fact,
- matterhorn,
- matterless,
- matters,
- mattery,
- matteson
Origin of matterate
perhaps by folk etymology from maturate
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