pustulate

pustulate
v. /pus"cheuh layt'/; adj. /pus"cheuh lit, -layt'/, v., pustulated, pustulating, adj. Pathol.
v.t.
1. to cause to form pustules.
v.i.
2. to become pustular.
adj.
3. covered with pustules.
[1600-10; < LL pustulatus, ptp. of pustulare to blister. See PUSTULE, -ATE1]

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  • Pustulate — Pus tu*late, v. t. [L. pustulatus, p. p. of pustulare to blister, fr. pustula. See {Pustule}.] To form into pustules, or blisters. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • pustulate — 1. verb To form, or be formed into pustules 2. adjective Having pustules …   Wiktionary

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  • pustulate — verb pʌstjʊleɪt form into pustules. adjective pʌstjʊlət chiefly Biology having or covered with pustules. Derivatives pustulation noun Origin ME: from late L. pustulat , pustulare to blister , from pustula pustule …   English new terms dictionary

  • pustulate — pus·tu·late …   English syllables

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  • pustulate — v. & adj. v.tr. & intr. form into pustules. adj. of or relating to a pustule or pustules. Derivatives: pustulation n. Etymology: LL pustulare f. pustula: see PUSTULE …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pustulated — Pustulate Pus tu*late, Pustulated Pus tu*la ted, a. Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustular; pustulous; as, a pustulate leaf; a pustulate shell or coral. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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