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fester

/ˈfɛstə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A fistula.
  2. A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
  3. The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.
  4. To become septic; to become rotten.
  5. To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
  6. To cause to fester or rankle.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

suppurate(English)suppurating sore(English)rankle(English)incubate(English)smoulder(English)propagate(English)proliferate(English)spread(English)skank(English)lurch(English)grandma(English)briar(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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