putrefy

Definitions

1. 1.To corrupt; to make foul. Private suits do putrefy the public good. Bacon. They would but stink, and putrefy the air. Shak.
2. 2.To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.
3. 3.To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. Isa.
4. 4.6.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to corrupt; to make foul. Private suits do putrefy the public good. Bacon. They would but stink, and putrefy the air. Shak called?
• What is to make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound called?
• What is to become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. Isa called?