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FESTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
Synonyms:
fester; suppurating sore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("fester" is a kind of...):
sore (an open skin infection)
Derivation:
fester (ripen and generate pus)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they fester ... he / she / it festers
Past simple: festered
Past participle: festered
-ing form: festering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ripen and generate pus
Example:
her wounds are festering
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "fester" is one way to...):
discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))
Verb group:
mature; suppurate (cause to ripen and discharge pus)
Sentence frame:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Derivation:
fester (a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus)
festering ((medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus)
