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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fes•ter /ˈfɛstɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- Physiologyto form pus;
putrefy:a festering wound. - (of hatred, anger, jealousy, etc.) to grow stronger or worse gradually:The desire for revenge festered in her heart.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fes•ter (fes′tər),USA pronunciation v.i. - Physiologyto form pus;
generate purulent matter;
suppurate. - Physiologyto cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh.
- Physiologyto putrefy or rot.
- to rankle, as a feeling of resentment.
v.t. - to cause to rankle:Malice festered his spirit.
n. - Physiologyan ulcer;
a rankling sore. - Physiologya small, purulent, superficial sore.
- Old French festrir
- Latin fistula fistula (for -l- -r- compare chapter); (verb, verbal) Middle English festryn, derivative of the noun, nominal or
- Anglo-French, Old French festre
- (noun, nominal) Middle English festir, festre 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fester /ˈfɛstə/ vb - to form or cause to form pus
- (intransitive) to become rotten; decay
- to become or cause to become bitter, irritated, etc, esp over a long period of time; rankle
n - a small ulcer or sore containing pus
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French festre suppurating sore, from Latin: fistula |