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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Putrefy

· Pu·tre·fy · IPA /ˈpjutɹəfaɪ/
01 v. t. To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
imp. & p. p. Putrefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying
  1. 1.
    To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
  2. 2.
    To corrupt; to make foul.
    “Private suits do putrefy the public good.” — Bacon.
    “They would but stink, and putrefy the air.” — Shak.
  3. 3.
    To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.
02 v. i. To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.
  1. 1.
    To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.