suppurate
verb
[ ˈsʌpjʊreɪt ]
• undergo the formation of pus; fester.
Similar:
fester,
form pus,
swell up,
gather,
discharge,
rot,
run,
weep,
ooze,
come to a head,
maturate,
matter,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘cause to form pus’): based on Latin sub- ‘below’ + pus, pur- ‘pus’.
