/ Dictionary / Index S suppurative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sup•pu•ra•tive Pronunciation: (sup'yu-rā"tiv), [key] — adj. suppurating; characterized by suppuration. promoting suppuration. —n. a medicine or application that promotes suppuration. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: suppurative (Thesaurus) suppuration supr. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language