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fester
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[ˈfɛstə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate
(e.g: I developed a tropical sore that festered badly)
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Origin
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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’
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