PUTREFY


Meaning of PUTREFY in English

/ ˈpjuːtrɪfaɪ; NAmE / verb

( pu·tre·fies , pu·tre·fy·ing , pu·tre·fied , pu·tre·fied ) [ v ] ( formal ) to decay and smell very bad

SYN rot

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via French from Latin putrefacere , from puter , putr- rotten.

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