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Word: Putrefy
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: via French from Latin putrefacere, from puter, putr- ‘rotten’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpjuːtrɪfʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell
Short Definition:(of body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce fetid smell
Examples:- the body was beginning to putrefy
- the stench of putrefying corpses
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