Putrefy /(?)/

Pu·tre·fy

Putrefy

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Putrefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying

  1. To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
  2. To corrupt; to make foul.
    Private suits do putrefy the public good.
    They would but stink, and putrefy the air.
  3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.

Putrefy

v. i.
  1. To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.