fester
fester definition
fes·ter (fes′tər)
intransitive verb
- to form pus; ulcerate
- to grow embittered; rankle
- to grow or increase in virulence
- to decay
Etymology: ME festren < the n.
transitive verb
- to cause the formation of pus in
- to make rankle; embitter
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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