suppurate

[ suhp-yuh-reyt ]

verb (used without object)

, sup·pu·rat·ed, sup·pu·rat·ing.

1. to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.

suppurate

/ ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt /

verb

1. intr pathol (of a wound, sore, etc) to discharge pus; fester

Other Words From

• un·suppu·rated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suppurate¹

1555–65; < Latin suppūrātus (past participle of suppūrāre ), equivalent to sup- sup- + pūr- (stem of pūs ) pus + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of suppurate¹

C16: from Latin suppūrāre, from sub- + pūs pus

Example Sentences

If the Fallopian tubes are involved, and this happens frequently, they suppurate, and often they must be removed by coeliotomy.

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He is in the most favourable position for the wounds in his back and chest to suppurate easily, and absolute rest is necessary.

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Some of them seemed to be simply swollen red blood corpuscles, ready to burst, or as it were, suppurate.

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The lymph glands behind the angle of the jaw enlarge and become tender, and may suppurate from superadded infection.

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The affected glands nearly always break down and suppurate, and after destroying the overlying skin give rise to fungating ulcers.

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