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pu·tre·fy
 putrefy
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- pronunciation:
- pyu
tr
faI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
putrefies, putrefying, putrefied |
| definition: |
to cause to rot or decompose.
- synonyms:
- decay, decompose, rot
- similar words:
- addle, corrupt, fester, molder, turn
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to rot or decompose.
- synonyms:
- addle, decay, decompose, rot
- similar words:
- fester, foul, molder, mortify, spoil, taint, turn
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| definition 2: |
to develop gangrene.
- synonyms:
- gangrene
- similar words:
- fester, mortify
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| derivations: |
putrefiable (adj.), putrefier (n.) |
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