"putrefy" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈpjutɹəfaɪ/ Audio: En-us-putrefy.ogg Forms: putrefies [present, singular, third-person], putrefying [participle, present], putrefied [participle, past], putrefied [past]
Etymology: From Middle French putréfier. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*puH-}}, {{der|en|frm|putréfier}} Middle French putréfier Head templates: {{en-verb}} putrefy (third-person singular simple present putrefies, present participle putrefying, simple past and past participle putrefied)
  1. To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance. Translations (become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance): гния (gnija) (Bulgarian), whakaero (Maori)
    Sense id: en-putrefy-en-verb-fjlI~rWl Disambiguation of 'become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance': 84 1 12 1 1
  2. To reach an advanced stage of decomposition. Translations (to reach an advanced stage of decomposition): разлагам се (razlagam se) (Bulgarian), hoʻohāpopopo (Hawaiian), morg (Irish), whakaero (Maori), māhī (Maori), māī (Maori), whakapirau (Maori)
    Sense id: en-putrefy-en-verb-xlOehUAF Disambiguation of 'to reach an advanced stage of decomposition': 2 95 1 2 1
  3. To become gangrenous. Translations (to become gangrenous): гангренясвам (gangrenjasvam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-putrefy-en-verb-82Us6omq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 5 42 33 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 6 46 32 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 4 49 29 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 8 40 31 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 14 9 42 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 14 9 42 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 14 9 42 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 7 49 26 6 Disambiguation of 'to become gangrenous': 15 0 73 10 1
  4. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.
    Sense id: en-putrefy-en-verb-IbiN2fFZ Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 7 32 43 6
  5. To corrupt; to make foul.
    Sense id: en-putrefy-en-verb-Y2VTULPM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: decay, fester, rot, putrify

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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