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Putrefied — Putrefy Pu tre*fy, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. {Putrefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putrefying}.] [F. putr[ e]fier; L. putrere to be rotten + ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See {Putrid}, and { fy}.] 1. To render putrid;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Putrefy — Pu tre*fy, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. {Putrefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putrefying}.] [F. putr[ e]fier; L. putrere to be rotten + ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See {Putrid}, and { fy}.] 1. To render putrid; to cause … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Putrefying — Putrefy Pu tre*fy, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. {Putrefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putrefying}.] [F. putr[ e]fier; L. putrere to be rotten + ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See {Putrid}, and { fy}.] 1. To render putrid;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
putrefy — putrefiable, adj. putrefier, n. /pyooh treuh fuy /, v., putrefied, putrefying. v.t. 1. to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor. v.i. 2. to become putrid; rot. 3. to become gangrenous. [1350 1400; ME putrefien < MF putrefier … Universalium
corrupt — I. v. a. 1. Putrefy, render putrid. 2. Contaminate, taint, defile, pollute, infect, vitiate, spoil. 3. Deprave, demoralize, vitiate, pervert. 4. Debase, falsify, adulterate, sophisticate. 5. Bribe, entice. II. a. 1 … New dictionary of synonyms
putrefy — I. v. a. Corrupt, rot, render putrid. II. v. n. Rot, decay, decompose, become rotten, become putrid … New dictionary of synonyms
putrefy — pu•tre•fy [[t]ˈpyu trəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) pat to become putrid; rot 2) pat to become gangrenous 3) pat to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < MF putrefier < VL *putreficāre, for… … From formal English to slang
putrefy — [c]/ˈpjutrəfaɪ / (say pyoohtruhfuy) verb (putrefied, putrefying) –verb (t) 1. to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive smell. –verb (i) 2. to become putrid; rot. 3. to become gangrenous. {Middle English putrefie(n), from Old… …
decay — I verb addle, atrophy, be reduced in worth, become enfeebled, become lower in quality, become putrescent, blight, break down, break up, canker, consume, corrode, corrupt, crumble, decline, decompose, decompound, degenerate, depreciate,… … Law dictionary
Corrupt — Cor*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrupting}.] 1. To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy. [1913 Webster] 2. To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
