verb
also pu·tri·fy -ˌfī
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English putrefien, putryfyen, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French putrefier, from Latin putrefacere, from putrēre to be rotten + facere to make — more at do
transitive verb
: to make putrid : cause to decay offensively : produce putrefaction in
flesh in that long sleep is not putrefied — John Donne
intransitive verb
: to become putrid
they will not putrefy but rather ferment — Jane Nickerson
Synonyms: see decay