pustulate

[ verb puhs-chuh-leyt; adjective puhs-chuh-lit, -leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, pus·tu·lat·ed, pus·tu·lat·ing.

1. to cause to form pustules.

verb (used without object)

, pus·tu·lat·ed, pus·tu·lat·ing.

1. to become pustular.

adjective

1. covered with pustules.

pustulate

verb

1. to form or cause to form into pustules

adjective

1. covered with pustules

Derived Forms

• ˌpustuˈlation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pustulate¹

1600–10; < Late Latin pūstulātus, past participle of pūstulāre to blister. See pustule, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

All are pustulate above; in most specimens the pustules form no pattern, but in some they tend to form a V in the scapular region.

From Project Gutenberg

Dorsum irregularly pustulate; in some specimens the pustules tend to form a V in the scapular region.

From Project Gutenberg