matterate
[ mat-uh-reyt ]
/ ˈmæt əˌreɪt /
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, matterate, matterhorn, mattery, matteson, matthean, matthew
Origin of matterate
perhaps by folk etymology from maturate
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