Suppurate
(verb)
To form or discharge pus.
Origin:
This word is derived from the latin word "suppurare" which means "to generate pus". it was first used in the early 17th century.
Examples:
- The wound suppurated and needed to be drained.
- The infection caused the boil to suppurate and become painful.
- The abscess had suppurated and needed to be lanced.
- The wound suppurated for several days before it finally healed.
- The infection caused the wound to suppurate, making it more difficult to heal.