sup-pūro (subp-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [pus].
I Neutr. , to gather matter , form pus , come to a head , suppurate.
A Lit.: (cancer) fistulosus subtus suppurat sub carne, Cato R. R. 157, 3; Col. 6, 12, 2; Plin. 22, 14, 16, § 38; 22, 25, 70, § 142; 22, 25, 73, § 152.—Also part. as subst.: suppŭ-rantĭa , ĭum, n., gatherings , suppurating sores , Plin. 22, 24, 58, § 122. —
B Trop. (post-Aug.): cum voluptates angusto corpori ingestae suppurare coeperunt, Sen. Ep. 59, 17: quos hasta praetoris infami lucro et quandoque suppuraturo exercet, i. e. to become noxious , id. Brev. Vit. 12, 1. —
II Act. , to bring to a head , cause to suppurate (post-Aug.).
A Lit. (only in part. perf. ), suppurated , full of matter or sores : aures, Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 33.—Subst.: suppurāta , ōrum, n., matter , pus , Plin. 21, 19, 76, § 131; 23, 3, 35, § 72; 20, 4, 14, § 29; 22, 25, 58, § 124.—
B Trop.: magnum de modico malum, scorpium terra suppurat, i. e. brings forth , produces , as if by suppuration, Tert. adv. Gnost. 1: aestum, Paul. Nol. Carm. 20, 261: gravis et suppurata tristitia, deepseated , festering , Sen. Ep. 80, 6.