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Word: Fester
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from the rare word fester ‘fistula’, later ‘festering sore’, or Old French festrir (verb), both from Old French festre (noun), from Latin fistula ‘pipe, reed, fistula’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɛstə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate
Short Definition:become septic
Examples:- I developed a tropical sore that festered badly
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