Fester vs Feater - What's the difference?

fester | feater |

As a verb fester

is to become septic; to become rotten.

As an adjective feater is

(feat).

fester

English

Verb

(en verb)

To become septic; to become rotten.

* Milton

Wounds immedicable / Rankle, and fester , and gangrene.

To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.

Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester .

* Macaulay

Hatred festered in the hearts of the children of the soil.

To cause to fester or rankle.

* Marston

For which I burnt in inward, swelt'ring hate, / And fester'd rankling malice in my breast.

Anagrams

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feater

English

Adjective

(head)

(feat)

feat

English

Noun

(en noun)

A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

* {{quote-news

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Derived terms

* no small feat * no mean feat

Adjective

(er)

(archaic) dexterous in movements or service; skilful; neat; pretty

* Shakespeare

Never master had a page so feat .

* 1610 , , act 2 scene 1

And look how well my garments sit upon me — / Much feater than before.

Verb

(en verb)
(obsolete) To form; to fashion.

* Shakespeare

To the more mature, / A glass that feated them.

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