Dictionary Definition
putrefy v : become putrid; decay with an
offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies" [also: putrefied]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance
- To reach an advanced stage of decomposition
- To become gangrenous
Related terms
Translations
- Spanish: pudrirse
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
break down, break up, canker, corrupt, crumble, crumble into dust,
decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, fall into
decay, fall to pieces, fester, gangrene, go bad, go off, go to
pieces, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, moulder, necrose, putresce, rankle, rot, sphacelate, spoil, suppurate, taint, turn