putrefy

verb

pu·tre·fy ˈpyü-trə-ˌfī How to pronounce putrefy (audio)

putrefied; putrefying

transitive verb

: to make putrid

intransitive verb

: to undergo putrefaction

Example Sentences

we traced the bad smell to a dead skunk putrefying under the house

Recent Examples on the Web Many recipes that survive from antiquity call for allowing fish to putrefy in open vats under the Mediterranean sun for up to three months.

Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2021 But some of the ailments Romans suffered boggle the mind—vicious fevers, wasting diseases and worms living in putrefying wounds that refused to heal.

Edward Watts, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2020 But this, Marcus stresses, only causes our emotions to putrefy and fester.

Barrett Swanson, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019 The paintings of putrefying corpses and splayed-open cadavers made by Hyman Bloom between 1943 and 1954 constitute one of the most extraordinary and disturbingly beautiful bodies of work in American art.

Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 31 July 2019 The injunction contends that long-distance travel does not broaden the mind, as commonly supposed, but putrefies the character by exposing it to impurity.

Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019 Soutine’s table is brutally buckled, and the roiling white tablecloth, yellowish-green, suggests putrefying flesh and pitching sea, nearly capsizing a standing jug and pitcher.

Lance Esplund, WSJ, 2 May 2018 Sulfur atoms had started to bind with his hemoglobin, a process that would typically only occur in putrefying corpses.

Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2017 Time, heat and water were Yaw’s enemies now, conspiring beneath the carpets to rot and putrefy.

Jack Healy, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2017 See More

putrefy

verb

as in to rot

to go through decomposition we traced the bad smell to a dead skunk putrefying under the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

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rot
decompose
decay
disintegrate
perish
fester
mold
deteriorate
corrupt
spoil
foul
molder
crumble
fall apart
descend
contaminate
ferment
pollute
sour
rust
turn
break down
run to seed
defile
taint
mortify
degenerate
curdle
go to seed
wither
dilapidate
addle
turn off
sink
decline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ripen
grow
mature
develop
age
purify
restore
refresh
renew
cleanse
improve
integrate
better
compose
assemble
ameliorate
meliorate

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of putrefy are decay, decompose, rot, and spoil. While all these words mean "to undergo destructive dissolution," putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell.

corpses putrefying on the battlefield

In some situations, the words decay and putrefy are roughly equivalent. However, decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection.

a decaying mansion

Although the words decompose and putrefy have much in common, decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption.

the strong odor of decomposing vegetation

Rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness.

fruit was left to rot in warehouses

The meanings of spoil and putrefy largely overlap; however, spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods.

keep the ham from spoiling

单词	putrefy
释义	putrefy verb pu·tre·fy ˈpyü-trə-ˌfī putrefied; putrefying transitive verb : to make putrid intransitive verb : to undergo putrefaction Synonyms break down corrupt decay decompose disintegrate fester foul mold molder perish [chiefly British] rot spoil See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences we traced the bad smell to a dead skunk putrefying under the house Recent Examples on the Web Many recipes that survive from antiquity call for allowing fish to putrefy in open vats under the Mediterranean sun for up to three months. Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2021 But some of the ailments Romans suffered boggle the mind—vicious fevers, wasting diseases and worms living in putrefying wounds that refused to heal. Edward Watts, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2020 But this, Marcus stresses, only causes our emotions to putrefy and fester. Barrett Swanson, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019 The paintings of putrefying corpses and splayed-open cadavers made by Hyman Bloom between 1943 and 1954 constitute one of the most extraordinary and disturbingly beautiful bodies of work in American art. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 31 July 2019 The injunction contends that long-distance travel does not broaden the mind, as commonly supposed, but putrefies the character by exposing it to impurity. Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019 Soutine’s table is brutally buckled, and the roiling white tablecloth, yellowish-green, suggests putrefying flesh and pitching sea, nearly capsizing a standing jug and pitcher. Lance Esplund, WSJ, 2 May 2018 Sulfur atoms had started to bind with his hemoglobin, a process that would typically only occur in putrefying corpses. Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2017 Time, heat and water were Yaw’s enemies now, conspiring beneath the carpets to rot and putrefy. Jack Healy, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2017 See More Word History 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 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Medical Definition putrefy verb pu·tre·fy ˈpyü-trə-ˌfī putrefied; putrefying transitive verb : to make putrid intransitive verb : to undergo putrefaction putrefy verb as in to rot to go through decomposition we traced the bad smell to a dead skunk putrefying under the house Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rot decompose decay disintegrate perish fester mold deteriorate corrupt spoil foul molder crumble fall apart descend contaminate ferment pollute sour rust turn break down run to seed defile taint mortify degenerate curdle go to seed wither dilapidate addle turn off sink decline Antonyms & Near Antonyms ripen grow mature develop age purify restore refresh renew cleanse improve integrate better compose assemble ameliorate meliorate See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of putrefy are decay, decompose, rot, and spoil. While all these words mean "to undergo destructive dissolution," putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell. corpses putrefying on the battlefield In some situations, the words decay and putrefy are roughly equivalent. However, decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection. a decaying mansion Although the words decompose and putrefy have much in common, decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption. the strong odor of decomposing vegetation Rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness. fruit was left to rot in warehouses The meanings of spoil and putrefy largely overlap; however, spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods. keep the ham from spoiling
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