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to putrefy
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to rot and produce a bad smell as organic matter breaks down over time
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
putrefy
3rd person singular
putrefies
Present participle
putrefying
Past simple
putrefied
Past participle
putrefied
Examples
Without proper disposal, organic waste can putrefy and emit unpleasant odors.
Lexical Tree
putrefiable
putrefy
