SUPPURATE


Meaning of SUPPURATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsə-pyə-ˌrāt ]

intransitive verb

( -rat·ed ; -rat·ing )

Etymology: Latin suppuratus, past participle of suppurare, from sub- + pur-, pus pus — more at foul

Date: 1656

: to form or discharge pus

• sup·pu·ra·tion ˌsə-pyə-ˈrā-shən noun

• sup·pu·ra·tive ˈsə-pyə-rə-tiv, -ˌrā-; ˈsə-prə-tiv adjective

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