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Meaning of putrefy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

putrefy

Pronunciation:/ˈpjutɹəfaɪ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.

  2. To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.

  3. To become gangrenous.

  4. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.

    Example: to putrefy an ulcer or wound