| Suppurate 1. (v. i.) To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates. 2. (v. t.) To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore. Thesaurus Entries break up, canker, corrupt, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decompose, disintegrate, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, gangrene, go bad, go to pieces, matter, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, necrose, putrefy, putresce, rankle, ripen, rot, run, sphacelate, spoil, weep |