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Suppurate

verb
(past & past part. suppurated; pres. part. suppurating)
1.
Cause to ripen and discharge pus.  Synonym: mature.
2.
Ripen and generate pus.  Synonyms: fester, maturate.





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"Suppurate" Quotes from Famous Books



... cause is, as a rule, local disturbance in the mouth or throat, as decayed teeth, enlarged tonsils, cold in the head, catarrh, adenoids, or some form of infection of the mouth, or throat, or scalp. They occasionally accompany scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, and influenza. They seldom suppurate. ...
— The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) - A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies • Grant Hague


Words linked to "Suppurate" :   eject, discharge, draw, release, exhaust, suppuration, expel, suppurative


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