to suppurate

Examples

• All

• His big suppurating wound would not heal.

  Academic text (1991)

• The child had a number of suppurating sores on his back and arms.

  Fiction book (1991)

• My first patient was the headman, who had a large suppurating sore on the heel of his badly swollen foot and leg.

  Academic text (1996)

• The dog retreated, but a moment later was back, and its red tongue licked hungrily at the suppurating wound.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The doctor said the wound is suppurating due to the infection.

• After the accident, his leg began to suppurate and needed immediate attention.

• She noticed that the cut on her finger was suppurating and decided to see a doctor.

Synonyms

F

to fester

vsto suppurate

49 7.0

To get infected and fill with pus

occurs due to infection without implying neglect or long worsening

M

to mature

vsto suppurate

• Specialized

1 8.9

To cause a wound or boil to form pus and open

happens naturally without an outside agent making it ripen

M

to maturate

vsto suppurate

• Specialized

9.9

To develop fully, as a wound or cell that forms pus

focuses specifically on producing or releasing pus due to infection

Antonyms

H

to heal

481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology