Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fester

1 sense of fester

Sense 1
fester, suppurating sore -- (a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus)
       => sore -- (an open skin infection)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fester

1 sense of fester

Sense 1
fester, maturate, suppurate -- (ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering")
       => exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release -- (eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas")