Suppurate

v. i.	1.	To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates. [imp. & p. p. Suppurated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppurating.]
v. t.	1.	To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore.

Verb	1.	suppurate - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" Synonyms: mature
	2.	suppurate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" Synonyms: fester, maturate

break up, canker, corrupt, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decompose, disintegrate, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, gangrene, go bad, go to pieces, matter, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, necrose, putrefy, putresce, rankle, ripen, rot, run, sphacelate, spoil, weep

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