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suppurated

suppurated is the simple past and past participle of suppurate.

Meaning of suppurate

Verb

suppurate (third-person singular simple present suppurates, present participle suppurating, simple past and past participle suppurated)

  1. (intransitive) To form or discharge pus.
    • Their suppurating wounds, their goitres, their tumours are hideously evident on their hairless bodies.1952, Norman Lewis, Golden Earth
  2. (transitive) To cause to generate pus.
    • to suppurate a sore

Questions about suppurated

What is suppurated the simple past and past participle of?
Suppurated is the simple past and past participle of suppurate.

Words near suppurated in the dictionary

  1. supps
  2. suppuh
  3. suppurant
  4. suppurants
  5. suppurate
  6. suppurated
  7. suppurates
  8. suppurateth
  9. suppurating
  10. suppuration
  11. suppurations

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