bederven — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fester verb To become infected and produce pus, as an untreated wound.
- go off phrasal verb To speak or act with sudden intense energy — either ranting angrily or performing brilliantly. Which one is meant depends entirely on tone.
- perish verb To die, especially suddenly or violently.
- queer adj Relating to a sexual orientation or gender identity that isn't exclusively heterosexual or cisgender; used both as a reclaimed identity term and, historically, as a slur.
- spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
- vitiate verb To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
Senses
bederven is used for these senses in English:
- fester (intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.
- go bad (of foods and commodities) To spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions.
- go off (intransitive, UK, Australia, Canada) To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.
- perish (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
- spoil (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]
- spoil (intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]
- vitiate (transitive) To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
fester — full definition
- verb To become infected and produce pus, as an untreated wound.
- verb To worsen over time, especially through neglect, as a problem or resentment.
go off — full definition
- phrasal verb To speak or act with sudden intense energy — either ranting angrily or performing brilliantly. Which one is meant depends entirely on tone.
- phrasal verb Of a bomb, gun or firework, to explode or be fired; of an alarm or alert, to start sounding.
- phrasal verb Of food or drink, to become unfit to eat through spoiling.