'Suppurate' definitions:

Definition of 'suppurate'

(from WordNet)

verb

Cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" [syn: suppurate, mature]

verb

Ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" [syn: fester, maturate, suppurate]

Definition of 'Suppurate'

From: GCIDE

Suppurate \Sup"pu*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Suppurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppurating.] [L. suppuratus, p. p. of suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus, puris, matter. See Pus.] To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Suppurate'

From: GCIDE

Suppurate \Sup"pu*rate\, v. t. To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'suppurate'

From: Moby Thesaurus

break up,
canker,
corrupt,
crumble,
crumble into dust,
decay,
decompose,
disintegrate,
fall into decay,
fall to pieces,
fester,
gangrene,
go bad,
go to pieces,
matter,
mildew,
mold,
molder,
mortify,
necrose,
putrefy,
putresce,
rankle,
ripen,
rot,
run,
sphacelate,
spoil,
weep

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