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putrefy
pu·tre·fy P0679100 (pyo͞o′trə-fī′)intr. & tr.v. pu·tre·fied, pu·tre·fy·ing, pu·tre·fies To decay or cause to decay and have a foul odor. See Synonyms at decay.
[Middle English putrefien, from Old French putrefier, from Latin putrefacere : puter, putr-, rotten; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]putrefy (ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied (Biology) (of organic matter) to decompose or rot with an offensive smell[C15: from Old French putrefier + Latin putrefacere, from puter rotten + facere to make] putrefaction n ˌputreˈfactive, putrefacient adj ˈputreˌfiable adj ˈputreˌfier npu•tre•fy (ˈpyu trəˌfaɪ)
v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.i. 1. to become putrid; rot. 2. to become gangrenous. v.t. 3. to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French putrefier < Vulgar Latin *putreficāre, for Latin putrefacere to cause to rot = putre-, variant s. of putrēre to rot + facere to make, do1] pu′tre•fi`er, n. putrefy
Past participle: putrefied
Gerund: putrefying
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| I putrefy | | you putrefy | | he/she/it putrefies | | we putrefy | | you putrefy | | they putrefy |
| Preterite |
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| I putrefied | | you putrefied | | he/she/it putrefied | | we putrefied | | you putrefied | | they putrefied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am putrefying | | you are putrefying | | he/she/it is putrefying | | we are putrefying | | you are putrefying | | they are putrefying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have putrefied | | you have putrefied | | he/she/it has putrefied | | we have putrefied | | you have putrefied | | they have putrefied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was putrefying | | you were putrefying | | he/she/it was putrefying | | we were putrefying | | you were putrefying | | they were putrefying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had putrefied | | you had putrefied | | he/she/it had putrefied | | we had putrefied | | you had putrefied | | they had putrefied |
| Future |
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| I will putrefy | | you will putrefy | | he/she/it will putrefy | | we will putrefy | | you will putrefy | | they will putrefy |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have putrefied | | you will have putrefied | | he/she/it will have putrefied | | we will have putrefied | | you will have putrefied | | they will have putrefied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be putrefying | | you will be putrefying | | he/she/it will be putrefying | | we will be putrefying | | you will be putrefying | | they will be putrefying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been putrefying | | you have been putrefying | | he/she/it has been putrefying | | we have been putrefying | | you have been putrefying | | they have been putrefying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been putrefying | | you will have been putrefying | | he/she/it will have been putrefying | | we will have been putrefying | | you will have been putrefying | | they will have been putrefying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been putrefying | | you had been putrefying | | he/she/it had been putrefying | | we had been putrefying | | you had been putrefying | | they had been putrefying |
| Conditional |
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| I would putrefy | | you would putrefy | | he/she/it would putrefy | | we would putrefy | | you would putrefy | | they would putrefy |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have putrefied | | you would have putrefied | | he/she/it would have putrefied | | we would have putrefied | | you would have putrefied | | they would have putrefied |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | putrefy - become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies"decay - undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated" |
putrefyverb (Formal) rot, break down, spoil, corrupt, deteriorate, decay, stink, decompose, go bad the stench of corpses putrefying in the sweltering heatputrefyverbTo become or cause to become rotten or unsound:break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, rot, spoil, taint, turn.Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed.Translationsputrefy (ˈpjuːtrəfai) verb to make or go bad or rotten. The meat putrefied in the heat. (使)腐爛 （使）腐烂
EncyclopediaSeeputrefactionputrefy
putrefy [pu´trĕ-fi] to undergo putrefaction.pu·tre·fy (pyū'trĕ-fī), To cause to become, or to become, putrid.putrefy (pyo͞o′trə-fī′)intr. & tr.v. putre·fied, putre·fying, putre·fies To decay or cause to decay and have a foul odor.pu·tre·fy (pyū'trĕ-fī) To cause to become, or to become, putrid. putrefy
Synonyms for putrefyverb rotSynonyms- rot
- break down
- spoil
- corrupt
- deteriorate
- decay
- stink
- decompose
- go bad
Synonyms for putrefyverb to become or cause to become rotten or unsoundSynonyms- break down
- decay
- decompose
- deteriorate
- disintegrate
- molder
- rot
- spoil
- taint
- turn
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