HyperDic: putrefy

English > 1 sense of the word putrefy:
VERBchangeputrefybecome putrid
English > putrefy: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningBecome putrid; decay with an offensive smell.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Entailssmellemit an odor
BroaderdecayUndergo decay or decomposition
Spanishpudrirse, pudrir
Catalanpodrir-se
Adjectivesputrefactive, putrefacientcausing or promoting bacterial putrefaction
Nounsputrefaction(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
putrefactiona state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

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