v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Suppurated p. pr. & vb. n. Suppurating. ] [ L. suppuratus, p. p. of suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus, puris, matter. See Pus. ] To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. suppuratio: cf. F. suppuration. ] 1. The act or process of suppurating. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) A suppurative medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. suppuratif. ] Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration. [ 1913 Webster ]
Suppurative fever (Med.), pyaemia. [ 1913 Webster ]