pustulate

American

[puhs-chuh-leyt, puhs-chuh-lit, -leyt] / ˈpʌs tʃəˌleɪt, ˈpʌs tʃə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

pustulated, pustulating

to cause to form pustules.

verb (used without object)

pustulated, pustulating

to become pustular.

adjective

covered with pustules.

pustulate British

verb

to form or cause to form into pustules

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adjective

covered with pustules

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Other Word Forms

pustulation noun

Etymology

Origin of pustulate

1600–10; < Late Latin pūstulātus, past participle of pūstulāre to blister. See pustule, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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All are pustulate above; in most specimens the pustules form no pattern, but in some they tend to form a V in the scapular region.

From Project Gutenberg

Dorsum irregularly pustulate; in some specimens the pustules tend to form a V in the scapular region.

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