putrefy

Meaning

1. To fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.
2. To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.
3. To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.
4. To become gangrenous.
5. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.
6. To corrupt; to make foul.

Synonyms

rot

decay

decompose

spoil

corrode

corrupt

molder

fester

go bad

cause to rot

be putrid

become rotten

moulder

be rotten

rotten

wither

be decomposed

become bad

damp off

make rotten

addle

rot.

corruption

decayed

degenerate

degeneration

disintegrate

fuck off

gangrene

maturate

melt

mortify

rancid

stagnate

stink

suppurate

Translations

rotten

pudrirse

pourrir

vergaan

bederven

verrotten

σαπίζω

faulen

apodrecer

imputridire

putrefare

gorar

verfaulen

verwesen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpjutɹəfaɪ/

Etymology

From Middle French putréfier.