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fester definition

fes·ter (fes′tər)

noun

a small sore filled with pus; pustule

Etymology: ME festre < OFr < L fistula: see fistula

intransitive verb

  1. to form pus; ulcerate
    1. to grow embittered; rankle
    2. to grow or increase in virulence
  3. to decay

Etymology: ME festren < the n.

transitive verb

  1. to cause the formation of pus in
  2. to make rankle; embitter

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