putrefy
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/ˈpjuːtrɪfaɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈpjuːtrɪfaɪ/
verb
R
To rot or decompose, often with a foul smell.
The food had been left out in the heat and started to putrefy.
translation
To rot or decompose, often with a foul smell.
Word Forms
3rd Present
putrefies
Past
putrefied
Perfect
putrefied
Progressive
putrefying