suppurate

[ suhp-yuh-reyt ]

verb (used without object)

, sup·pu·rat·ed, sup·pu·rat·ing.

1. to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.

suppurate

/ ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt /

verb

1. intr pathol (of a wound, sore, etc) to discharge pus; fester

Other Words From

• un·suppu·rated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suppurate¹

1555–65; < Latin suppūrātus (past participle of suppūrāre ), equivalent to sup- sup- + pūr- (stem of pūs ) pus + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of suppurate¹

C16: from Latin suppūrāre, from sub- + pūs pus

Example Sentences

It’s all very trippy, and sometimes morbidly funny, studded with fan-friendly gashes of body horror, most often by way of Beau’s own angry, suppurating wounds.

From Washington Post

For Trump, the suppurating wound on American life, and for those who share his curdled venom, war is a hellacious distraction from their self-absorption.

From Washington Post

Skin burns and bones break; wounds fester and suppurate.

From Los Angeles Times

The suppurating rifts in our current society and in our democracy are directly descended from our past with slavery.

From Washington Post

When, despite surgery, a suppurating ear infection spread into his brain, he died at age 46, on Nov. 30, 1900, as a new century was about to dawn.

From Washington Post