English Explanatory Dictionary

putrefy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.
  2. To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.
  3. To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.
  4. To become gangrenous.
  5. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.
  6. To corrupt; to make foul.

Pronunciation

/ˈpjutɹəfaɪ/ En-us-putrefy.ogg

Word forms

putrefy putrefies putrefying putrefied putrify

Etymology

From Middle French putréfier.

Synonyms

decay fester rot

Derived words

putrefiable putrefier unputrefied
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