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putrefy
pu·tre·fy [ pytrə 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 [ pytrə fáksh'n ] noun
pu·tre·fac·tive [ pytrə fáktiv ] adjective
pu·tre·fi·a·ble adjective
pu·tre·fi·er noun
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