Fester vs. Rot
Difference Between Fester and Rot
Festernoun
A fistula.
Rotverb
(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
Festernoun
(pathology) A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
Rotverb
(intransitive) To decline in function or utility.
Festernoun
The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.
Rotverb
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
Festerverb
(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.
Rotverb
(transitive) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
to rot vegetable fiberFesterverb
(intransitive) To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester.Rotverb
To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
to rot in prisonto rot in HellFesterverb
(transitive) To cause to fester or rankle.
Rotverb
(transitive) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
Festernoun
a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
Rotnoun
The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
Festerverb
ripen and generate pus;
her wounds are festeringRotnoun
Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
Rotnoun
Verbal nonsense.
Rotnoun
decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
Rotnoun
(biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action
Rotnoun
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Rotverb
break down;
The bodies decomposed in the heatRotverb
waste away;
Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
