PUTREFY


Meaning of PUTREFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpyü-trə-ˌfī ]

verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Middle English putrefien, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French putrefier, from Latin putrefacere, from putrēre to be rotten + facere to make — more at do

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

: to make putrid

intransitive verb

: to undergo putrefaction

Synonyms: see decay

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