imposthumate
English
Etymology
From imposthume + -ate.
Verb
imposthumate (third-person singular simple present imposthumates, present participle imposthumating, simple past and past participle imposthumated)
- To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess.
- 1792, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana, 6 September:
- [T]he Measles & Hooping Cough left the Lungs tender ten Years ago—& at this critical Time of Life they may imposthumate.
- 1792, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana, 6 September: