suppurate

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verb

1. ripen and generate pus
- her wounds are festering
• Syn:
fester, maturate
• Derivationally related forms:
suppurative, suppuration, maturation (for: maturate), festering (for: fester), fester (for: fester)
• Hypernyms:
exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
• Verb Group:
mature
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody's (body part) ----s
2. cause to ripen and discharge pus
- The oil suppurates the pustules
• Syn:
mature
• Derivationally related forms:
maturation (for: mature), suppuration
• Hypernyms:
draw
• Verb Group:
fester, maturate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fester, maturate, mature