v. (-ies, -ied) 1 intr. & tr. become or make putrid; go bad. 2 intr. fester, suppurate. 3 intr. become morally corrupt. putrefacient adj. putrefaction n. putrefactive adj.
[ ME f. L putrefacere f. puter putris rotten ]
PUTREFY
Meaning of PUTREFY in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012