- (n.) To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.
- (n.) To be inflamed; to grow virulent or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle.
- (v.t.) To cause to fester or rankle.
- (n.) A festering or rankling.
- (n.) A small sore which becomes inflamed and discharges corrupt matter; a pustule.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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