SUPPURATES

Verb

suppurates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form 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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