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[ fes -ter ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈfɛs tər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object) to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh.
to putrefy or rot.
to rankle, as a feeling of resentment.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to cause to rankle: Malice festered his spirit.
noun an ulcer; a rankling sore.
a small, purulent, superficial sore.
Origin of fester 1350–1400; (noun) Middle English
festir, festre <Anglo-French, Old French
festre <Latin
fistula fistula (for
-l- >
-r- cf. chapter); (v.) Middle English
festryn, derivative of the noun or <Old French
festrir
OTHER WORDS FROM fester un·fes·tered, adjective un·fes·ter·ing, adjective Words nearby fester fesse point, fess point, fest, festa, festal, fester , festina lente, festinant, festinate, festination, festival
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Example sentences from the Web for fester We denied them loans, closed them off in housing projects, redlined their neighborhoods, and left them to fester .
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I've tried to forget the grudges, the painful memories, the resentments I allowed to fester in my heart for so long.
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But they will leave the country rudderless, the victory will be hollow, and the problems will be left to fester .
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Jewish refugees were absorbed in Israel and the West; the Palestinians were left to fester in camps.
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It is this length of time during which the allegations were allowed to fester that is so puzzling.
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She bound her sorrow tight up in her breast, to corrode and fester there.
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The fingers, after being drawn in like claws, begin to fester .
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There remained the question of the North-Western boundary to fester into a sore.
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It is far better to throw these differences open to the assembly of nations than to permit them to fester in silent danger.
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“And reckless,” added Mr. Fester , with a wooden appreciation that was his nearest approach to a smile.
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British Dictionary definitions for fester verb to form or cause to form pus
(intr) to become rotten; decay
to become or cause to become bitter, irritated, etc, esp over a long period of time; rankle resentment festered his imagination
(intr) informal to be idle or inactive
noun a small ulcer or sore containing pus
Word Origin for fester C13: from Old French festre suppurating sore, from Latin: fistula
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Words related to fester smolder, blister, chafe, aggravate, decay, gather, canker, gall, irk, maturate, ulcer, putrefy, suppurate, rot, rankle, ulcerate
Medical definitions for fester v. To ulcerate.
To form pus; putrefy.
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