Suppurate
Pronunciation : Sup"pu*rate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. suppuratus, p.p. of suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus, puris, matter. See Pus.]
Definition : Defn: To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.
i. [imp. & p. p. Suppurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppurating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sup"pu*rate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore. Arbuthnot.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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