v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

v.tr.

1. To cause to decay and have a foul odor. See synonyms at decay.
2. To make gangrenous.

v.intr.

1. To become decayed and have a foul odor.
2. To become gangrenous.

[Middle English putrefien, from Old French putrefier, from Latin putrefacere : puter, putr-, rotten + facere, to make.]

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verb

To become or cause to become rotten or unsound: break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, rot, spoil, taint, turn. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed. See better/worse, thrive/fail/exist.

To undergo putrefaction.

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IN BRIEF: To make or become foul or rotten.

Meat will putrefy if it is not refrigerated properly.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - få til at rådne
v. intr. - gå i forrådnelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verrotten

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich zersetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποσυντίθεμαι, σαπίζω

Italiano (Italian)
imputridire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - putrefar

Русский (Russian)
гнить, разлагаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pudrirse
v. intr. - pudrirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ruttna

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
化脓, 堕落, 腐败, 腐烂, 坏死, 腐化

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 化膿, 墮落, 腐敗
v. intr. - 腐爛, 腐敗, 壞死, 化膿, 腐化, 墮落

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 곪게 하다, 썩이다
v. intr. - 곪다, 썩다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 腐敗させる, 腐敗する, 化膿させる, 化膿する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تعفن, فسد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרקיב, הפריש מוגלה‬
v. intr. - ‮נרקב, הופרשה (מוגלה), נשחת, נעשה מושחת‬

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