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Definition of suppurate in English: suppurateverb ˈsʌpjʊreɪtˈsəpjəˌreɪt [no object]Undergo the formation of pus; fester. 化脓;溃烂 Example sentencesExamples - His bow lost its spring but his wound still suppurated.
- They're like thumb holes in his ribcage, suppurating and glistening with pus.
- Over the centuries, the wounds which surgeons were tending, either as a result of injury or inflicted by themselves on their patients, would swell, redden, and suppurate with the discharge of pus.
- Strangely enough, the wound in my remaining arm, which still suppurated, was seized with gangrene.
Synonyms fester, form pus, swell up, gather, discharge, rot, run, weep, ooze, come to a head Medicine maturate rare matter
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'cause to form pus'): based on Latin sub- 'below' + pus, pur- 'pus'. Definition of suppurate in US English: suppurateverbˈsəpyəˌrātˈsəpjəˌreɪt [no object]Undergo the formation of pus; fester. 化脓;溃烂 Example sentencesExamples - They're like thumb holes in his ribcage, suppurating and glistening with pus.
- Strangely enough, the wound in my remaining arm, which still suppurated, was seized with gangrene.
- Over the centuries, the wounds which surgeons were tending, either as a result of injury or inflicted by themselves on their patients, would swell, redden, and suppurate with the discharge of pus.
- His bow lost its spring but his wound still suppurated.
Synonyms fester, form pus, swell up, gather, discharge, rot, run, weep, ooze, come to a head
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense ‘cause to form pus’): based on Latin sub- ‘below’ + pus, pur- ‘pus’. |