Verb: suppurate 'sú-pyu,reyt
- (medicine) form or discharge pus during inflammation
"her wounds are suppurating";
- fester, maturate
- Cause to ripen and discharge pus
"The oil suppurates the pustules";
- mature
Derived forms: suppurated, suppurates, suppurating
Type of: discharge, draw, eject, exhaust, expel, release
Encyclopedia: Suppurate