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Verb: fester  fes-tu(r)
  1. Remain in an unpleasant state while gradually worsening
    "They festerd in jail"; "Resentment festered in his heart"; "The problem festered for months"
     
  2. (medicine) form or discharge pus during inflammation
    "her wounds are festering";
    - maturate, suppurate
     
  3. Become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
    "garbage festered in the summer heat";
    - putrefy
Noun: fester  fes-tu(r)
  1. A sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
    "The wound began to fester due to improper care";
    - suppurating sore

Derived forms: festered, festering, festers

See also: languish

Type of: decay, discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release, sore

Encyclopedia: Fester