GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Putrefy , v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. Putrefied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying .] [F. putréfier; L. putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See Putrid, and -fy.]
   To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
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   To corrupt; to make foul.
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   Private suits do putrefy the public good.
   Bacon.
   
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   They would but stink, and putrefy the air.
   Shak.
   
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   To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.
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   Putrefy, v. i. To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.
   Isa. 1. 6.
   
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