What is another word for suppurate?
Pronunciation: [sˈʌpjʊɹˌe͡ɪt] (IPA) 
Suppurate is a term used to describe the formation of pus in a wound, abscess, or boil. Some alternate words for suppurate include discharge, ooze, secrete, and exude. These synonyms all refer to the process of a fluid or substance being released from a wound or sore. Other synonymous terms for suppurate include fester, inflame, become infected, and form an abscess. Each of these terms paints a slightly different picture of the same process, but they all describe the same event of pus or fluids forming in a wound or sore.
