Putrefy
11putrefy — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English putrefien, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French putrefier, from Latin putrefacere, from putrēre to be rotten + facere to make more at do Date: 14th century transitive verb to make putrid… …
12putrefy — putrefiable, adj. putrefier, n. /pyooh treuh fuy /, v., putrefied, putrefying. v.t. 1. to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor. v.i. 2. to become putrid; rot. 3. to become gangrenous. [1350 1400; ME putrefien < MF putrefier …
13putrefy — verb a) To become filled with a pus like or bile like substance b) To reach an advanced stage of decomposition Syn: decay, fester, rot See Also: putrid, putrescent …
14putrefy — To cause to become, or to become, putrid. * * * pu·tre·fy pyü trə .fī vb, fied; fy·ing vt to make putrid vi to undergo putrefaction * * * pu·tre·fy (puґtrə fi) to decompose, with the production of foul smelling compounds; a term applied… …
15putrefy — Synonyms and related words: break down, break up, canker, corrupt, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, gangrene, go bad, go off, go to pieces, mildew, mold, molder,… …
16putrefy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. rot, decay, decompose. See uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. decay, rot, putresce, decompose; see decay . See Synonym Study at decay . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. rot, decompose, spoil,… …
17putrefy — pu|tre|fy [ˈpju:trıfaı] v past tense and past participle putrefied present participle putrefying third person singular putrefies [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: putrefacere, from putrere ( PUTRID) + facere [i] to make ] formal if a dead animal …
18putrefy — pu|tre|fy [ pjutrı,faı ] verb intransitive FORMAL to decay …
19putrefy — [[t]pju͟ːtrɪfaɪ[/t]] putrefies, putrefying, putrefied VERB When something putrefies, it decays and produces a very unpleasant smell. [FORMAL] The meat in all of the open flasks putrefied. [V ing] ...putrefying corpses. Syn: rot …
20putrefy — pu·tre·fy || pjuËtrɪfaɪ v. rot, decay, decompose …
