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suppurate

English

  1. 🔊 cause to ripen and discharge pus
    “The oil suppurates the pustules”
  2. 🔊 ripen and generate pus
    “her wounds are festering”

Similar words

fester maturate mature 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