IMPOSTHUMATE

Etymology

Verb

imposthumate (third-person singular simple present imposthumates, present participle imposthumating, simple past and past participle imposthumated)

To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess.

Source: Wiktionary


Im*post"hu*mate, v. t. Etym: [See Imposthume.]

Definition: To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess. Arbuthnot.

Im*post"hu*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imposthumated; p. pr. & vb. n. Imposthumating.]

Definition: To affect with an imposthume or abscess.

Im*post"hu*mate, a.

Definition: Imposthumated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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