putrefy

putrefy is a   Verb

Definition:

[1] To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.

[2] To corrupt; to make foul. Private suits do putrefy the public good. Bacon. They would but stink, and putrefy the air. Shak.

[3] To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.

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