putrefy
[ pyoo-truh-fahy ]
/ ˈpyu trəˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), pu·tre·fied, pu·tre·fy·ing.
to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor.
verb (used without object), pu·tre·fied, pu·tre·fy·ing.
to become putrid; rot.
to become gangrenous.
Origin of putrefy
1350–1400; Middle English
putrefien < Middle French
putrefier < Vulgar Latin
*putreficāre, for Latin
putrefacere to make rotten
OTHER WORDS FROM putrefy
pu·tre·fi·a·ble, adjective pu·tre·fi·er, noun un·pu·tre·fi·a·ble, adjective un·pu·tre·fied, adjectiveWords nearby putrefy
putoff,
putonghua,
putrajaya,
putrefaction,
putrefactive,
putrefy,
putrescence,
putrescent,
putrescible,
putrescine,
putrid
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British Dictionary definitions for putrefy
putrefy
/ (ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(of organic matter) to decompose or rot with an offensive smell
Derived forms of putrefy
putrefaction (ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃən), noun putrefactive or putrefacient (ˌpjuːtrɪˈfeɪʃənt), adjective putrefiable, adjective putrefier, nounWord Origin for putrefy
C15: from Old French
putrefier + Latin
putrefacere, from
puter rotten +
facere to make
Medical definitions for putrefy
putrefy
[ pyōō′trə-fī′ ]
v.
To become decayed or cause to decay and have a foul odor.
To make or become gangrenous.