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Yes, fester is playable

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"Fester" Definition

noun

A small festering sore or ulcer; a pustule.
A suppurating sore .

verb-intransitive

To be or become an increasing source of irritation or poisoning; rankle: bitterness that festered and grew.
To be subject to or exist in a condition of decline: allowed the once beautiful park to fester.
To form an ulcer.
To generate pus; suppurate.
To undergo decay; rot.

verb-transitive

To infect, inflame, or corrupt.

verb

To generate pus.
To cause increasing poisoning, irritation, or bitterness .
To undergo or exist in a state of progressive deterioration .
To make inflamed or corrupt.

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