putrefy
/ˈpjutɹəfaɪ/
verb
- 1
To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.
- 2
To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.
- 3
To become gangrenous.
- 4
To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.
“to putrefy an ulcer or wound”
- 5
To corrupt; to make foul.
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