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suppurate

verb
Quick answer

As a verb, suppurate means form or discharge pus.

Meanings of suppurate

3 meanings

verb

  1. To form or discharge pus.

  2. To cause to generate pus.

    “to suppurate a sore”

  3. Cause to ripen and discharge pusbody

    “The oil suppurates the pustules”

    Similar: mature

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: cause to ripen and discharge pus
mature
verb: ripen and generate pus
festermaturate

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