PUSTULATE

acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate

(adjective) (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

pustulate (third-person singular simple present pustulates, present participle pustulating, simple past and past participle pustulated)

To form, or be formed into pustules

Adjective

pustulate (comparative more pustulate, superlative most pustulate)

Having pustules or prominences resembling them.

Source: Wiktionary


Pus"tu*late, v. t. Etym: [L. pustulatus, p. p. of pustulare to blister, fr. pustula. See Pustule.]

Definition: To form into pustules, or blisters.

Pus"tu*late, Pus"tu*la`ted, a.

Definition: Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustular; pustulous; as, a pustulate leaf; a pustulate shell or coral.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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