v. t. | 1. | To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot. |
2. | To corrupt; to make foul. | |
3. | To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; | |
v. i. | 1. | To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. |
Verb | 1. | putrefy - become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies" |