fester 1
verbdomain: hygiene
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
ripen and generate pus
Examples
- 1.her wounds are festering
Synonyms
- maturate 3
ripen and generate pus
- suppurate 2
ripen and generate pus
Hypernym
exhaust 5
verb
eliminate (a substance)
EnglishDerivationally related form
festering 1
noun
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
fester 1
noun
a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
Verb_Group
suppurate 1
verb
cause to ripen and discharge pus
