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putrefy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
putrefy
(verb)
putrefy
/
ˈ
pjuːtrəˌfaɪ/
verb
putrefies
;
putrefied
;
putrefying
putrefy
/
ˈ
pjuːtrəˌfaɪ/
verb
putrefies
;
putrefied
;
putrefying
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUTREFY
[
no object
]
formal
:
to be slowly destroyed by natural processes
:
to rot and become putrid
putrefying
meat/flesh
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decay
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