sup|pu|rate

sup|pu|rate
sup|pu|rate «SUHP yuh rayt», intransitive verb, -rat|ed, -rat|ing.
to form or discharge pus; fester; maturate: »

The infected wound suppurated badly.

[< Latin suppūrāre (with English -ate1) < sub- under + pūs, pūris pus]

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  • sup — cat·sup; pre·sup·pos·al; pre·sup·pose; pre·sup·po·si·tion; pre·sup·po·si·tion·less; pre·sup·pres·sion; sup; sup·pe·da·ne·um; sup·per·less; sup·ping; sup·plant; sup·plan·ta·tion; sup·plant·er; sup·ple·ly; sup·ple·men·tar·i·ly; sup·ple·men·ta·tion; …   English syllables

  • rate — ac·cu·rate; ac·cu·rate·ly; ac·cu·rate·ness; ace·to·bu·ty·rate; ame·lio·rate; au·rate; bar·bi·tu·rate; be·rate; bi·fo·rate; bo·rate; cal·ca·rate; cap·rate; car·bu·rate; chlo·rate; cir·rate; col·lab·o·rate; col·lec·to·rate; com·mem·o·rate;… …   English syllables

  • suppurate — sup·pu·rate …   English syllables

  • suppurate — sup•pu•rate [[t]ˈsʌp yəˌreɪt[/t]] v. i. rat•ed, rat•ing pat to produce or discharge pus • Etymology: 1555–65; < L suppūrātus, ptp. of suppūrāre=sup sup + pūrāre, v. der. of pūs pus; see ate I sup pu•ra′tion, n. sup′pu•ra tive, n. adj …   From formal English to slang

  • pu — aca·pu; ace·to·pur·pu·rine; al·pu·jar·ra; am·pu·tate; am·pu·ta·tion; am·pu·ta·tor; am·pu·tee; an·thra·pur·pu·rin; ba·pu; bhoj·pu·ri; ca·pu·chin·ess; ca·pu·lin; car·i·pu·na; com·pu·ta·tion·al; com·pu·ta·tive; com·pu·ta·tor; com·pu·tus;… …   English syllables

  • Suppurate — To form or discharge pus. The adjective is suppurative, as in suppurative arthritis. The noun, rarely used today, is suppuration. From the Latin puris = pus. * * * To form pus. [L. sup puro (subp ), pp. atus, to form pus (pur), pus] * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suppurate — Sup pu*rate, v. t. To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suppurated — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suppurating — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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