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pustulate

pus·tu·late
P p

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb puhs-chuh-leyt; adjective puhs-chuh-lit, -leyt]
    • /verb ˈpʌs tʃəˌleɪt; adjective ˈpʌs tʃə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/
    • /ˈpʌ.stjʊ.leɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb puhs-chuh-leyt; adjective puhs-chuh-lit, -leyt]
    • /verb ˈpʌs tʃəˌleɪt; adjective ˈpʌs tʃə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/

Definitions of pustulate word

  • verb with object pustulate to cause to form pustules. 1
  • verb without object pustulate to become pustular. 1
  • adjective pustulate covered with pustules. 1
  • verb pustulate to form or cause to form into pustules 0
  • adjective pustulate covered with pustules 0
  • verb transitive pustulate to form into pustules 0

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Origin of pustulate

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Late Latin pūstulātus, past participle of pūstulāre to blister. See pustule, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Pustulate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pustulate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

pustulate usage trend in Literature

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