un-festering
tər verb (used without object)
1.
to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
2.
to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh.
3.
to putrefy or rot.
4.
to rankle, as a feeling of resentment.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cause to rankle: Malice festered his spirit.
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noun
6.
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
7.
a small, purulent, superficial sore.
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fester (ˈfɛstə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to form or cause to form pus |
| 2. | (intr) to become rotten; decay |
| 3. | to become or cause to become bitter, irritated, etc, esp over a long period of time; rankle: resentment festered his imagination |
| 4. | informal (intr) to be idle or inactive |
| —n | |
| 5. | a small ulcer or sore containing pus |
| [C13: from Old French festre suppurating sore, from Latin: | |
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Word Origin & History
fester
late 14c., from O.Fr. festre, from L. fistula "pipe, ulcer" (see fistula). The noun is from c.1300. Related: Festered; festering.
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Medical Dictionary
fester fes·ter (fěs'tər)
v. fes·tered, fes·ter·ing, fes·ters
To ulcerate.
To form pus; putrefy.
An ulcer.
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