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putrefy

[ pyoo-truh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

putrefied, putrefying.
  1. to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor.


verb (used without object)

putrefied, putrefying.
  1. to become putrid; rot.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to become gangrenous.

putrefy

/ ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃən; ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪ; ˌpjuːtrɪˈfeɪʃənt /

verb

  1. (of organic matter) to decompose or rot with an offensive smell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • putrefaction, noun
  • ˈٰܳˌھ, adjective
  • ˌٰܳˈڲپ, adjective
  • ˈٰܳˌھ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·ھa· adjective
  • t·ھe noun
  • un·t·ھa· adjective
  • ܲ·t·ھ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of putrefy1

1350–1400; Middle English putrefien < Middle French putrefier < Vulgar Latin *ٰܳھ, for Latin putrefacere to make rotten
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of putrefy1

C15: from Old French putrefier + Latin putrefacere, from puter rotten + facere to make
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Example Sentences

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Aristotle described them as “exceedingly fond of putrefied flesh.”

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Mules killed in the assault putrefied and attracted swarms of maggots.

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Other off-the-shelf fixes discourage pests by creating a “nasal irritation” or have an offensive taste with ingredients such as putrefied egg solids, garlic oil and hot pepper.

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A: Obviously, meat will putrefy and smell awful.

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“She fired Mr. Schroeder?” he said, sounding stunned, like his whole world was putrefying faster than the curdled chocolate milk he’d almost just drunk.

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