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Pronunciation : Pu"tre*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. putr?fier; L. putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See Putrid, and -fy.]
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.

t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. Putrefied (; p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying (.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pu"tre*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. Isa. 1. 6.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913