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(), v. t.[Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p.Putrefied (); p. pr. & vb. n.Putrefying ().] [F. putrfier; L. putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See Putrid, and -fy.] 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. Bacon. They would but stink, and putrefy the air. Shak. 3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound. Pu"trefy v. i.To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. Isa. 1. 6. スポンサード リンク
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