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suppurate
sup·pu·rate [ súppyə ràyt ] (past and past participle sup·pu·rat·ed, present participle sup·pu·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular sup·pu·rates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
ooze pus: to produce or discharge pus as a result of an injury or infection
[Mid-16th century. < Latin suppurat-, past participle of suppurare< pus "pus"]

sup·pu·ra·tion [ sùppyə ráysh'n ] noun
sup·pu·ra·tive [ súppyə ràytiv ] adjective
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