What does "putrefy" mean?
Putrefy: To corrupt; to make foul. Private suits do putrefy the public good. Bacon. They would but stink, and putrefy the air. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.
- 3.To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. Isa.
- 4.6.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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