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.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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