Definitions for putrefy
ˈpyu trəˌfaɪpu·tre·fy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. putrefyverb

   become putrid; decay with an offensive smell

   "organic matter putrefies"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. putrefyverb

   To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.

2. putrefyverb

   To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.

3. putrefyverb

   To become gangrenous.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Putrefyverb

   To make rotten; to corrupt with rottenness.

   Etymology: putrifier, Fr. putrefacio, Lat.

   To keep them here,
   They would but stink, and putrefy the air. William Shakespeare.

   Many ill projects are undertaken, and private suits putrefy the publick good. Francis Bacon.

   The ulcer itself being putrefied, I scarified it and the parts about, so far as I thought necessary, permitting them to bleed freely, and thrust out the rotten flesh. Richard Wiseman.

   A wound was so putrefied, as to endanger the bone. William Temple.

   Such a constitution of the air, as would naturally putrefy raw flesh, must endanger by a mortification. Arbuthnot.

2. To Putrefyverb

   To rot.

   From the sole of the foot, even unto the head, there is no soundness in it, but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores. Is. i. 6.

   All imperfect mixture is apt to putrefy, and watry substances are more apt to putrefy than oily. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   These hymns, though not revive, embalm and spice
   The world, which else would putrefy with vice. John Donne.

   The pain proceeded from some acrimony in the serum, which, falling into this declining part, putrefied. Richard Wiseman.

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1. putrefy

   Putrefy refers to the process of decaying or rotting in organic matter, typically involving the breakdown of protein, resulting in the formation of foul-smelling substances. In other contexts, it can also mean to degrade or spoil, particularly in a moral or cultural sense.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Putrefyverb

   to render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot

2. Putrefyverb

   to corrupt; to make foul

3. Putrefyverb

   to make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound

4. Putrefyverb

   to become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot

5. Etymology: [F. putrfier; L. putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See Putrid, and -fy.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Putrefy

   pū′tre-fī, v.t. to make putrid or rotten: to corrupt.—v.i. to become putrid: to rot:—pa.t. and pa.p. pū′trefied.—adjs. Pūtred′inous, having an offensive smell; Putrefā′cient (also n.), Putrefac′tive, pertaining to or causing putrefaction.—ns. Putrefac′tion, the act or process of putrefying: rottenness: corruption; Putrefac′tiveness; Putres′cence.—adjs. Putres′cent, becoming putrid: pertaining to putrefaction; Pū′trid, in a state of decay: showing putrefaction: stinking: rotten: corrupt.—ns. Putrid′ity, Pū′tridness, state of being putrid: corrupt matter: rottenness: corruption.—adj. Pū′trifiable, liable to putrefy. [O. Fr. putrefier—L. putrefacĕre, to make putrid—puter, putris, rotten.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of putrefy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of putrefy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=putrefy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Putrefy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=putrefy
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putrefy
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=putrefy