Putrefy

v. t.	1.	To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot. [imp. & p. p. Putrefied ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying ( ).]
	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.
v. i.	1.	To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.

Verb

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putrefy - become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies"

break down, break up, canker, corrupt, crumble, crumble into dust, decompose, deteriorate, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, gangrene, go bad, go off, go to pieces, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, moulder, necrose, putresce, rankle, sphacelate, suppurate, taint, turn

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