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   suppurate

   /ˈsʌpjʊreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. undergo the formation of pus; fester.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘cause to form pus’): based on Latin sub- ‘below’ + pus, pur- ‘pus’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. suppuration noun
   • 2. suppurative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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     1

   • U

     1

   • P

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   • P

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   • U

     1

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