SUPPURATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • ripen and generate pus
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • her wounds are festering
    Hypernyms(s) suppurate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause to ripen and discharge pus
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The oil suppurates the pustules
    Hypernyms(s) suppurate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)