| Putrefy 1. (v. t.) To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot. 2. (v. t.) To corrupt; to make foul. 3. (v. t.) To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound. 4. (v. i.) To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. Thesaurus Entries break down, break up, canker, corrupt, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, gangrene, go bad, go off, go to pieces, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, moulder, necrose, putresce, rankle, rot, sphacelate, spoil, suppurate, taint, turn |