putrefy
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pu·tre·fy
(pyū'trə-fī') 
v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies. v.tr.
v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies. v.tr.
- To cause to decay and have a foul odor. See synonyms at decay.
- To make gangrenous.
- To become decayed and have a foul odor.
- To become gangrenous.
[Middle English putrefien, from Old French putrefier, from Latin putrefacere : puter, putr-, rotten + facere, to make.]
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putrefy
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.
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IN BRIEF: To make or become foul or rotten.
Meat will putrefy if it is not refrigerated properly.
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- Smells - putrefy: (vb) cause to rot or decay with offensive odor
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Putrefy
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - få til at rådne
v. intr. - gå i forrådnelse
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
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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