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pus·tu·late

 (pŭs′chə-lāt′, pŭs′tyə-)
v. pus·tu·lat·ed, pus·tu·lat·ing, pus·tu·lates
v.tr.
To cause to form pustules.
v.intr.
To form pustules.
adj. (also -lĭt)
Covered with pustules.
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pustulate

vb
(Pathology) to form or cause to form into pustules
adj
(Pathology) covered with pustules
ˌpustuˈlation n
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pus•tu•late

(v. ˈpʌs tʃəˌleɪt; adj. ˈpʌs tʃə lɪt, -ˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
adj. v.i.
1. to form into pustules.
adj.
2. covered with pustules.
pus`tu•la′tion, n.
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pustulate


Past participle: pustulated
Gerund: pustulating

Imperative
pustulate
pustulate
Present
I pustulate
you pustulate
he/she/it pustulates
we pustulate
you pustulate
they pustulate
Preterite
I pustulated
you pustulated
he/she/it pustulated
we pustulated
you pustulated
they pustulated
Present Continuous
I am pustulating
you are pustulating
he/she/it is pustulating
we are pustulating
you are pustulating
they are pustulating
Present Perfect
I have pustulated
you have pustulated
he/she/it has pustulated
we have pustulated
you have pustulated
they have pustulated
Past Continuous
I was pustulating
you were pustulating
he/she/it was pustulating
we were pustulating
you were pustulating
they were pustulating
Past Perfect
I had pustulated
you had pustulated
he/she/it had pustulated
we had pustulated
you had pustulated
they had pustulated
Future
I will pustulate
you will pustulate
he/she/it will pustulate
we will pustulate
you will pustulate
they will pustulate
Future Perfect
I will have pustulated
you will have pustulated
he/she/it will have pustulated
we will have pustulated
you will have pustulated
they will have pustulated
Future Continuous
I will be pustulating
you will be pustulating
he/she/it will be pustulating
we will be pustulating
you will be pustulating
they will be pustulating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pustulating
you have been pustulating
he/she/it has been pustulating
we have been pustulating
you have been pustulating
they have been pustulating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pustulating
you will have been pustulating
he/she/it will have been pustulating
we will have been pustulating
you will have been pustulating
they will have been pustulating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pustulating
you had been pustulating
he/she/it had been pustulating
we had been pustulating
you had been pustulating
they had been pustulating
Conditional
I would pustulate
you would pustulate
he/she/it would pustulate
we would pustulate
you would pustulate
they would pustulate
Past Conditional
I would have pustulated
you would have pustulated
he/she/it would have pustulated
we would have pustulated
you would have pustulated
they would have pustulated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.pustulate - (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skinpustulate - (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
blemished - marred by imperfections
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His "pustulate" visage, yellow skin, decayed teeth, foul breath, bad body odors, and unceasing belligerence indicate a state of ill health, likely caused by or made worse by alcohol and morphine use (609).