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Definition of 'Festered'

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  • Fester \Fes"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Festered; p. pr. & vb. n. Festering.] [OE. festern, fr. fester, n.; or fr. OF. festrir, fr. festre, n. See Fester, n.]
  • 1. To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers. [1913 Webster]
  • Wounds immedicable Rankle, and fester, and gangrene. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and smart, but it is treachery that makes it fester. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • Hatred . . . festered in the hearts of the children of the soil. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle. [1913 Webster]

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