festering
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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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Example sentences
It will take years to establish confidence and mutual goodwill, overcoming lingering doubts and festering fears and suspicions.
Since then, a raft of bilateral issues has been festering.
The problem of academic dishonesty is festering on campuses across the nation.
Our eyes have been opened to festering issues that have for too long been swept aside or dealt with ineffectively.
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