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pustulate

[ verb puhs-chuh-leyt; adjective puhs-chuh-lit, -leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, pus·tu·lat·ed, pus·tu·lat·ing.
  1. to cause to form pustules.

verb (used without object)

, pus·tu·lat·ed, pus·tu·lat·ing.
  1. to become pustular.

adjective

  1. covered with pustules.

pustulate

verb

  1. to form or cause to form into pustules

adjective

  1. covered with pustules

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Derived Forms

  • ˌpustuˈlation, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pustulate1

1600–10; < Late Latin pūstulātus, past participle of pūstulāre to blister. See pustule, -ate 1

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Example Sentences

All are pustulate above; in most specimens the pustules form no pattern, but in some they tend to form a V in the scapular region.

Dorsum irregularly pustulate; in some specimens the pustules tend to form a V in the scapular region.

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