apostemate

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verb

To become an aposteme; to pustulate.

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Meanings

verbapostemate (third-person singular simple present apostemates, present participle apostemating, simple past and past participle apostemated)

present singular third person apostemates · participle present apostemating · participle past apostemated · past apostemated

  1. To become an aposteme; to pustulate.

    […] and afterwards the Breaſt ſwelled, and ſeemed to apoſtemate.

    1734, Richard Wiseman, Eight Chirurgical Treatises, volume 1, page 167

Origin

From aposteme + -ate.

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Translations

Portuguese apostemar
  • apostemarto become an aposteme
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APA

apostemate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostemate

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Chicago

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