pustulate

1 of 2

verb

pus·​tu·​late

-ˌlāt

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

: to cause to form into pustules

intransitive verb

: to become pustulous

pustulate

2 of 2

adjective

pus·​tu·​late

-lə̇t,

-ˌlāt

variants or pustulated

-ˌlātə̇d 

: covered with pustules or similar prominences

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Late Latin pustulatus, past participle of pustulare to blister, from Latin pustula pustule, blister

Adjective

pustulate from Late Latin pustulatus blistered, from past participle of pustulare; pustulated from past participle of pustulate entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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