suppurate

[suhp-yuh-reyt] /ˈsʌp yəˌreɪt/
verb (used without object), suppurated, suppurating.
1.
to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.
Origin
1555-65; < Latin suppūrātus (past participle of suppūrāre), equivalent to sup- sup- + pūr- (stem of pūs) pus + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
unsuppurated, adjective
Examples from the web for suppurate
  • Involved nodes become swollen and tender, and may suppurate.
  • Inflammation spreads to the lymph nodes, which enlarge and may suppurate.
  • The sores began to badly suppurate from the infections.
British Dictionary definitions for suppurate

suppurate

/ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt/
verb
1.
(intransitive) (pathol) (of a wound, sore, etc) to discharge pus; fester
Word Origin
C16: from Latin suppūrāre, from sub- + pūspus
Word Origin and History for suppurate
v.

1560s, from Latin suppuratus, past participle of suppurare (see suppuration). Related: Suppurated; suppurating.

suppurate in Medicine

suppurate sup·pu·rate (sŭp'yə-rāt')
v. sup·pu·rat·ed, sup·pu·rat·ing, sup·pu·rates
To form or discharge pus.