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suppressor |
suppressor gene |
supprise |
suppuku |
suppurant |
suppurate
| suppurating sore
| suppuration
| suppurative
| supputate
| supputation
suppurate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb suppurate has 2 senses
- suppurate(v = verb.body) mature - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" is one way to draw
- suppurate(v = verb.body) fester, maturate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" is one way to discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release
Derived forms noun suppuration2, noun suppuration1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun suppuration2, noun suppuration1, adjective suppurative1
Sample sentence:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
CIDE DICTIONARY
suppurate, v. i. [L. suppuratus, p. p. of suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus, puris, matter. See Pus.].
To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates. [1913 Webster]
suppurate, v. t.
To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
suppurate, v.intr.
1 form pus.
2 fester.
1 form pus.
2 fester.
Derivative
suppuration n. suppurative adj.
Etymology
L suppurare (as SUB-, purare as PUS)
THESAURUS
suppurate
break up, canker, corrupt, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decompose, disintegrate, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, gangrene, go bad, go to pieces, matter, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, necrose, putrefy, putresce, rankle, ripen, rot, run, sphacelate, spoil, weep
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