adj
Meaning 1
Having pustules or prominences resembling them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a pustulate leaf, shell, or coral
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
pustulate
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verb
Meaning 2
To form, or be formed into, pustules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
(of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acned, pimpled, pimply
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin pustulatus, past participle of pustulare (“to blister”).