meaning of putrefy
1. To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
2. To corrupt; to make foul.
3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.
4. To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.
5. become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter
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