suppurate

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"His cuts and wounds suppurate, his nose looks very bad, and altogether he shows considerable signs of being played out Well, we have come through our seven weeks' ice-cap journey and most of us are fit, but I think another week might have had a very bad effect on P.O. Evans, who is going steadily downhill.

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  1. intransitive verb To form or discharge pus.

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  • “Should any wound suppurate, or a complication develop I have other jobs for you two,” said the Superior Maunt. —  SON OF A WITCH
  • When the tonsils of opposite sides become inflamed and suppurate, an incision may be made into either gland without much chance of wounding the internal carotid artery; for, in fact, this vessel lies somewhat removed from it behind. —  Surgical Anatomy
  • If the injury is continuously repeated, the horn becomes altered in character and the soft tissues may suppurate or a horny tumor develop. —  Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
  • When the outer skin begins to suppurate, it should be removed with a pair of pincers, and the patch treated as an open wound. —  Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
  • The skin may suppurate or slough more or less over the areas of greatest tension or where it is irritated by blows or pressure. —  Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
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  1. Middle English suppuraten, from Latin suppūrāre, suppūrāt- : sub-, sub- + pūs, pūr-, pus; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin suppuratus, subpuratus, past participle of suppurare, subpurare, form pus, gather matter: see suppure.
 

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/ˈsəpjureɪt/
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