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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.… … 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
suppurate — (v.) 1560s, from L. suppuratus, pp. of suppurare (see SUPPURATION (Cf. suppuration)). Related: Suppurated; suppurating … Etymology dictionary
suppurate — ► VERB ▪ form or discharge pus. DERIVATIVES suppuration noun suppurative adjective. ORIGIN from Latin sub below + pus pus … English terms dictionary
suppurate — [sup′yo͞o rāt΄] vi. suppurated, suppurating [< L suppuratus, pp. of suppurare, to form pus underneath < sup , SUB + pus (gen. puris), PUS] to form or discharge pus; fester suppuration n. suppurative adj … English World dictionary
Suppurate System — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Suppurate System Img capt = Background = Origin = Japan Instruments = Micael: vocals, Ryonai: programming/composer Genre = Ambient industrial, Electronica, Visual kei Years active = 1996 Present Label = URL =… … Wikipedia
suppurate — intransitive verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Latin suppuratus, past participle of suppurare, from sub + pur , pus pus more at foul Date: 1656 to form or discharge pus • suppuration noun • suppurative adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
suppurate — /sup yeuh rayt /, v.i., suppurated, suppurating. to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate. [1555 65; < L suppuratus (ptp. of suppurare), equiv. to sup SUP + pur (s. of pus) PUS + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
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 — Synonyms and related words: 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
