-putrefy-

v. t. [ Written also putrify. ] [ imp. & p. p. Putrefied p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying ] [ F. putréfier; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To corrupt; to make foul. [ 1913 Webster ]

Private suits do putrefy the public good. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

They would but stink, and putrefy the air. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound. [ 1913 Webster ]