/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005