Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive & transitive verb To decay or cause to decay and have a foul odor. synonym: decay.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To render putrid; cause to decay with an offensive odor; cause to become fetid by rotting. See
putrefaction . - To make carious or gangrenous.
- To corrupt; make foul or offensive.
- Synonyms Decay, Corrupt, etc. See
rot .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.
- transitive verb To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
- transitive verb To corrupt; to make foul.
- transitive verb To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To become filled with a
pus -like orbile -like substance. - verb To reach an advanced stage of
decomposition . - verb To become
gangrenous .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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* Dead bodies quickly putrefy and so become a health hazard to the living.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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* Dead bodies quickly putrefy and so become a health hazard to the living.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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* Dead bodies quickly putrefy and so become a health hazard to the living.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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* Dead bodies quickly putrefy and so become a health hazard to the living.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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After we die, hate will be the first thing to putrefy within us . . .
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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Soon enough, a patient may be able to remain on such apparatuses for many months, long after meaningful brain function has ceased, until his skin and tissue begins to putrefy.
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After we die, hate will be the first thing to putrefy within us . . .
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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After we die, hate will be the first thing to putrefy within us . . .
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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The carnage of this battle can not be imagined; the heat of mid-summer made the bodies of the dead men and horses putrefy almost immediately.
Children of the Battlefield de Brantigny........................ 2009
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They separate, putrefy, and fail to accomplish their reported claims.
Unclutter Your Life in One Week Erin Rooney Doland 2009
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