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Definition of suppurate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

suppurate

verb

NAmE//ˈsʌpyəˌreɪt//

[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they suppurate

he / she / it suppurates

past simple suppurated

-ing form suppurating

(of a cut, wound, etc.) to produce a thick yellow liquid (calledpus) because of infection His skin was covered in suppurating sores.

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suppuration

NAmE//ˌsʌpyəˈreɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See suppurate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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