fester

English

Etymology

From Old French festre, from Latin fistula

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛstə(r)

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Verb

fester (third-person singular simple present festers, present participle festering, simple past and past participle festered)

1. To become septic; to become rotten.
2. To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.

   Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester.

Translations

become septic or rotten

Arabic: تقيح (ar) (taqayyaHa) Chinese: Mandarin: 化膿 (cmn), 化脓 (cmn) (huànóng), 潰爛 (cmn), 溃烂 (cmn) (kuìlàn) Czech: hnisat (cs) French: suppurer (fr) German: eitern (de)

Italian: infettarsi (it) Japanese: 化膿する (ja) (かのうする, kanō-surú), 爛れる (ja), ただれる (ja) (tadareru) Polish: zaognić się (pl) Romanian: supura (ro), puroia (ro) Russian: гноиться (ru) (gnoít'sja) Scottish Gaelic: at (gd)

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Danish

Noun

fester c.

1. plural indefinite of fest

Verb

fester

1. present of feste

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Swedish

Noun

fester

1. indefinite plural of fest