suppurate

From Latin suppūrātus, past participle of suppūrō, from pūr-, stem of pūs.

suppurate (third-person singular simple present suppurates, present participle suppurating, simple past and past participle suppurated)

1. (intransitive) To form or discharge pus.
   • 1952, Norman Lewis, Golden Earth:

     Their suppurating wounds, their goitres, their tumours are hideously evident on their hairless bodies.

2. (transitive) To cause to generate pus.

   to suppurate a sore

suppurate

1. second-person plural present indicative of suppurare
2. second-person plural imperative of suppurare
3. feminine plural of suppurato