The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SUPPURATED
Verb
suppurated
simple past tense and past participle of suppurate
Source: Wiktionary
SUPPURATE
Sup"pu*rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Suppurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppurating.] Etym: [L. suppuratus, p.p. of suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus, puris, matter. See Pus.]
Definition: To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.
Sup"pu*rate, v. t.
Definition: To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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