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mah|i' nf [Constr] 1 principal rafter of a roof 2 joking, teasing; mockery; trick, joke 3 (of a wound) festering, inflammation, infection mah|i's· II§ vt to form an abscess in [ ] III§ vi to fester mahi's·et vpr 1 to fester, become inflamed 2 [Fig] to get worse: become exacerbated