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Definition of: fester
(fes′tər) v.i.
1. To generate morbid matter; ulcerate.
2. To become embittered; rankle.
3. To decay; rot.
—v.t.
4. To cause to fester or rankle. [<noun]
—noun
1. The act of festering; rankling.
2. An ulcerous sore. [<OF festre <L fistula ulcer]
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