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Definition of Fester
1. Verb. Ripen and generate pus. "Her wounds are festering"
Related verbs: Mature, Suppurate
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Eject, Exhaust, Expel, Release
Derivative terms: Festering, Maturation, Suppuration, Suppuration, Suppurative
2. Noun. A sore that has become inflamed and formed pus.
Definition of Fester
1. v. i. To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.
2. v. t. To cause to fester or rankle.
3. n. A small sore which becomes inflamed and discharges corrupt matter; a pustule.
Definition of Fester
1. Verb. To become septic; to become rotten. ¹
2. Verb. To worsen, especially due to lack of attention. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fester
1. to generate pus [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Fester
1. 1. To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers. "Wounds immedicable Rankle, and fester, and gangrene." (Milton) "Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and smart, but it is treachery that makes it fester." (South) "Hatred . . . Festered in the hearts of the children of the soil." (Macaulay) 2. To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle. Origin: OE. Festern, fr. Fester,; or fr. OF. Festrir, fr. Festre, See Fester. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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