Thesaurus: suppurate

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1. v. i. To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.
2. v. t. To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore.
3. v. cause to ripen and discharge pus
4. v. ripen and generate pus
5. To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates. To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore. Arbuthnot.
6. v:100 v. cause to ripen and discharge pus