To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
To corrupt; to make foul. Private suits do putrefy the public good. Bacon. They would but stink, and putrefy the air. Shak.
To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.
To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. Isa. 1. 6.
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