🤢fester (féstér)

verb
/ˈfɛstər/
empeorar, intensificarse (empeorar, intensificarse)

Meaning

to become worse or more intense, often through neglect or infection
Traducción del significado
volverse peor o más intenso, a menudo por negligencia o infección
volverse peor o más intenso, a menudo por negligencia o infección

Oraciones de ejemplo

If grievances are ignored, they may fester into resentment.

Si se ignoran las quejas, pueden convertirse en resentimiento.
Si se ignoran las quejas, pueden convertirse en resentimiento.

Synonyms

rot, worsen, aggravate, decay

Antonyms

heal, improve

Colocaciones

fester over time, fester in silence

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