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Definitions for Fester

[1] to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
[2] to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh.
[3] to putrefy or rot.
[4] to rankle, as a feeling of resentment.
[5] to cause to rankle: Malice festered his spirit.
[6] an ulcer; a rankling sore.
[7] a small, purulent, superficial sore.
[8] to form or cause to form pus
[9] (intr) to become rotten; decay
[10] to become or cause to become bitter, irritated, etc, esp over a long period of time; rankle resentment festered his imagination
[11] (intr) informal to be idle or inactive
[12] a small ulcer or sore containing pus

Words related to Fester

smolder, blister, chafe, aggravate, decay, gather, canker, gall, irk, maturate, ulcer, putrefy, suppurate, rot, rankle, ulcerate

Words nearby Fester

fesse point, fessenden, fest, festa, festal, fester, festina lente, festinant, festinate, festination, festival

Origin of Fester

1350–1400; (noun) Middle English festir, festre < Anglo-French, Old French festre < Latin fistula fistula (for -l- > -r- cf. chapter); (v.) Middle English festryn, derivative of the noun or < Old French festrir

Other words from Fester

un·fes·tered , adjective
un·fes·ter·ing , adjective

Word origin for Fester

C13: from Old French festre suppurating sore, from Latin: fistula

Synonyms for Fester

smolder, aggravate, blister, canker, chafe, decay, gall, gather, irk, maturate, putrefy, rankle, rot, suppurate, ulcer, ulcerate