'Putrefy' definitions:
Definition of 'putrefy'
(from WordNet)
verb
Become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies"
Definition of 'Putrefy'
From: GCIDE
- Putrefy \Pu"tre*fy\, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. Putrefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying.] [F. putr['e]fier; L. putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See Putrid, and -fy.]
- 1. To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To corrupt; to make foul. [1913 Webster]
- Private suits do putrefy the public good. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- They would but stink, and putrefy the air. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Putrefy'
From: GCIDE
- Putrefy \Pu"tre*fy\, v. i. To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. --Isa. 1. 6. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'putrefy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- break down,
- break up,
- canker,
- corrupt,
- crumble,
- crumble into dust,
- decay,
- decompose,
- deteriorate,
- disintegrate,
- fall into decay,
- fall to pieces,
- fester,
- gangrene,
- go bad,
- go off,
- go to pieces,
- mildew,
- mold,
- molder,
- mortify,
- moulder,
- necrose,
- putresce,
- rankle,
- rot,
- sphacelate,
- spoil,
- suppurate,
- taint,
- turn