PUTREFY

vt to corrupt; to make foul.

2. putrefy ·vi to become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.

3. putrefy ·vt to make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.

4. putrefy ·vt to render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.