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putrefy
pu·tre·fy
[
pytrə f
]
(
past and past participle
pu·tre·fied
,
present participle
pu·tre·fy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
pu·tre·fies
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
make or become putrid:
to decay with a foul smell, or make something decay with a foul smell
[
15th century. < Latin
putrefacere
<
putr-
"rotten" +
facere
"make"
]
pu·tre·fac·tion
[
pytrə fáksh'n
]
noun
pu·tre·fac·tive
[
pytrə fáktiv
]
adjective
pu·tre·fi·a·ble
adjective
pu·tre·fi·er
noun
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pu·tre·fac·tion [ pytrə fáksh'n ] nounpu·tre·fac·tive [ pytrə fáktiv ] adjectivepu·tre·fi·a·ble adjectivepu·tre·fi·er noun
