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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUPPURATE

From Latin suppūrāre, from sub- + pūspus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPPURATE

suppurate  [ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPPURATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suppurate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb suppurate in English.

WHAT DOES SUPPURATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

suppurate

Pus

Pus is an exudate, typically white-yellow, yellow, or yellow-brown, formed at the site of inflammation during infection. An accumulation of pus in an enclosed tissue space is known as an abscess, whereas a visible collection of pus within or beneath the epidermis is known as a pustule or pimple. Pus consists of a thin, protein-rich fluid, known as liquor puris, and dead leukocytes from the body's immune response. During infection, macrophages release cytokines which trigger neutrophils to seek the site of infection by chemotaxis. There, the neutrophils engulf and destroy the bacteria and the bacteria resist the immune response by releasing toxins called leukocidins. As the neutrophils die off from toxins and old age, they are destroyed by macrophages, forming the viscous pus. Bacteria that cause pus are called suppurative, pyogenic, or purulent. If the agent also creates mucus, it is called mucopurulent. Despite normally being of a whitish-yellow hue, changes in the color of pus can be observed under certain circumstances.

Definition of suppurate in the English dictionary

The definition of suppurate in the dictionary is to discharge pus; fester.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUPPURATE

PRESENT

Present
I suppurate
you suppurate
he/she/it suppurates
we suppurate
you suppurate
they suppurate
Present continuous
I am suppurating
you are suppurating
he/she/it is suppurating
we are suppurating
you are suppurating
they are suppurating
Present perfect
I have suppurated
you have suppurated
he/she/it has suppurated
we have suppurated
you have suppurated
they have suppurated
Present perfect continuous
I have been suppurating
you have been suppurating
he/she/it has been suppurating
we have been suppurating
you have been suppurating
they have been suppurating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I suppurated
you suppurated
he/she/it suppurated
we suppurated
you suppurated
they suppurated
Past continuous
I was suppurating
you were suppurating
he/she/it was suppurating
we were suppurating
you were suppurating
they were suppurating
Past perfect
I had suppurated
you had suppurated
he/she/it had suppurated
we had suppurated
you had suppurated
they had suppurated
Past perfect continuous
I had been suppurating
you had been suppurating
he/she/it had been suppurating
we had been suppurating
you had been suppurating
they had been suppurating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will suppurate
you will suppurate
he/she/it will suppurate
we will suppurate
you will suppurate
they will suppurate
Future continuous
I will be suppurating
you will be suppurating
he/she/it will be suppurating
we will be suppurating
you will be suppurating
they will be suppurating
Future perfect
I will have suppurated
you will have suppurated
he/she/it will have suppurated
we will have suppurated
you will have suppurated
they will have suppurated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been suppurating
you will have been suppurating
he/she/it will have been suppurating
we will have been suppurating
you will have been suppurating
they will have been suppurating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would suppurate
you would suppurate
he/she/it would suppurate
we would suppurate
you would suppurate
they would suppurate
Conditional continuous
I would be suppurating
you would be suppurating
he/she/it would be suppurating
we would be suppurating
you would be suppurating
they would be suppurating
Conditional perfect
I would have suppurate
you would have suppurate
he/she/it would have suppurate
we would have suppurate
you would have suppurate
they would have suppurate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been suppurating
you would have been suppurating
he/she/it would have been suppurating
we would have been suppurating
you would have been suppurating
they would have been suppurating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you suppurate
we let´s suppurate
you suppurate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to suppurate
Past participle
suppurated
Present Participle
suppurating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPPURATE


contriturate
kənˈtrɪtjʊˌreɪt
depurate
ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪt
enculturate
ɛnˈkʌltʃʊˌreɪt
fulgurate
ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
inaugurate
ɪnˈɔːɡjʊˌreɪt
incorporate
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
indurate
ˈɪndjʊˌreɪt
maturate
ˈmætjʊˌreɪt
mercurate
ˈmɜːkjʊˌreɪt
micturate
ˈmɪktjʊˌreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
oversaturate
ˌəʊvəˈsætʃʊˌreɪt
pandurate
ˈpændjʊˌreɪt
prefigurate
priːˈfɪɡjʊˌreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
sulphurate
ˈsʌlfjʊˌreɪt
supersaturate
ˌsuːpərˈsætʃʊˌreɪt
tellurate
ˈtɛljʊˌreɪt
triturate
ˈtrɪtjʊˌreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPPURATE

supposititiously
supposititiousness
suppositive
suppositively
suppositories
suppository
suppress
suppressant
suppressed carrier modulation
suppressedly
suppresser
suppressibility
suppressible
suppression
suppressive
suppressiveness
suppressor
suppressor grid
suppuration
suppurative

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPPURATE

acculturate
accurate
at any rate
aurate
barbiturate
commensurate
configurate
curate
cyanurate
desulphurate
effigurate
epurate
figurate
inaccurate
inaurate
incommensurate
obdurate
obturate
saturate
sulfurate
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Synonyms and antonyms of suppurate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUPPURATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «suppurate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of suppurate

Translation of «suppurate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPPURATE

Find out the translation of suppurate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suppurate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suppurate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

化脓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suppurate
570 millions of speakers

English

suppurate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

suppurate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гноятся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

supurar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suppurent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Suppurate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eitern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

suppurate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

suppurate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suppurate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chảy mu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

suppurate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झाकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iltihaplanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

suppurate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ropieć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гнояться
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supureaza
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πυορροώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veretteren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

suppurate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

danne puss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suppurate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPURATE»

The term «suppurate» is normally little used and occupies the 135.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPURATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «suppurate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «suppurate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suppurate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPPURATE»

Discover the use of suppurate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suppurate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
A fine burning cramp in the right cheek, as if everything would suppurate, and the skin of the cheek was very hot and rough, as if an eruption would appear. Rhus Toxicodendron (A) Suppurate Feet. — Sticking and burning in the backs of both ...
J. W. Ward, 2003
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Principles and Practice of Surgery: Founded on the Most ...
The antrum highmorianum and the frontal sinuses also readity suppurate under inflammation. Arteries and veins, when inflamed, generally pass into the adhesive inflammation. It occasionally happens, however, that their inner coats suppurate ...
Sir Astley Cooper, 1836
3
The Works ¬of John Hunter: With Notes
With Notes John Hunter James F. Palmer. spontaneous inflammations which are to suppurate. If this observation is just, how contradictory must this mode of treatment be to common practice, when spontaneous inflammation has already taken ...
John Hunter, James F. Palmer, 1835
4
The Works of John Hunter, F.R.S. with Notes
spontaneous inflammations “which are to suppurate. If this observation is just, how contradictory must this mode of treatment he to common practice, when spontaneous inflammation has already taken place; for let me 'ask, where is the ...
John Hunter, Drewry Ottley, James Frederick Palmer, 1837
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The works of John Hunter, with notes, ed. by J.F. Palmer. 4 ...
They do not spontaneously take on steps of cure, as inflammation does ; and if they suppurate, they do not suppurate kindly ; and a variety of things are required to assist them. The first thing to be done is to remove the cause, if practicable, ...
John Hunter, sir James Frederick Palmer, 1835
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London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine
Do the tubercular masses disappear when they suppurate ? Certainly not, as long as the system is under the influence of the general cause which has presided over their formation. In most cases the tubercular tumors do not even decrease in ...
‎1842
7
Zoonomia; Or The Laws of Organic Life
There is reason to suspect, that the tonsils frequently become inflamed, and suppurate from the matter absorbed from carious teeth ; and I saw a young lady, who had both the axillary glands swelled, and which suppurated ; which was ...
Erasmus Darwin, Samuel Latham Mitchill, 1818
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Zoonomia
There is reason to suspect, that the tonsils frequently become inflamed, and suppurate from the matter absorbed from carious teeth ; and I saw a young lady, who had both the axillary glands swelled, and which suppurated ; which was ...
Erasmus Darwin, 1818
9
The Edinburgh Practice of Physic, Surgery, and Midwifery: ...
Mr. Hunter here observes, that if all wounds that are to suppurate are first attended with inflammation, and therefore are fo far similar to spontaneous inflammations which are to suppurate, how contradictory must this mode of treatment be to ...
‎1803
10
The Philosophical Magazine: Comprehending the Various ...
and consequent inflammation of those lymphatic glands where they first arrive, as in the axilla and groin. There is reason to suspect, that the tonsils frequently become inflamed, and suppurate from the matter absorbed from carious teeth ; and I ...
‎1809

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPPURATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suppurate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Deleted Boundaries: Japanese Art at the Met
Fudō Myōō's rounded features suppurate fury: the half-closed left eye heightens the ferocity of the bulging right one, which shoots its scorching beam right at you ... «Hyperallergic, May 15»
2
On The Anniversary Of His Death: Why Lawyers Love David Foster …
... OR LESS or hear dialogue used as a verb or realize that the founders of the Super 8 Motel chain must surely have been ignorant of the meaning of suppurate. «Above the Law, Sep 14»
3
Why commemorating the Home Rule Bill would be unwise
... the political timetable to the Ulster unionists and their Tory allies at Westminster because the Parliament Act ensured that the crisis must suppurate until 1914. «Irish Times, Aug 14»
4
Russia and US Waging Financial War?
But history teaches us that that the world can suppurate easily and quickly in tense situation like this. The First World War started because of one shot from a ... «The Market Oracle, Apr 14»
5
Are the US and Russia capable of waging a financial war?
But history teaches us that that the world can suppurate easily and quickly in tense situation like this. The First World War started because of one shot from a ... «Gold Seek, Apr 14»
6
Quick crossword No 13712
... much to bear (12); 12 Nude lump (anag) (8); 15 Mouth-like opening (7); 16 Suppurate (6); 18 Collections of trees, closely packed (5); 19 To a high degree (4) ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
7
Chongqing's Challenge
... becoming a country with pockets of extreme wealth and an educated middle class, but whose cities teem with enormous slums and suppurate with entrenched ... «ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of, Nov 13»
8
Burning Bodies and Playing Dead with Jeff Jackson
The body has pickled and the skin has started to suppurate. The mottled flesh is inhuman. They awkwardly swing the corpse back-and-forth to gain momentum. «VICE, Sep 13»
9
George Zimmerman: Why fine words alone won't heal centuries of hate
Unless what tears a community in two is faced up to, tackled, confronted and in some way healed and resolved it will continue to suppurate and separate. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 13»
10
“Pacific Rim,” “Only God Forgives,” and “The Act of Killing.”
Where else can crime be guaranteed to break out and suppurate? From the start, “Only God Forgives” is suffused with a sticky red light, which brings with it the ... «New Yorker, Jul 13»

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