to putrefy
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9.2
- verb
- /ˈpjuːtrɪfaɪ/
:
putrefactar
- He had to get rid of the cadavers that were putrefying in the heat.
- putrefying flesh
- putrefying body
- dead body putrefying
And he explains why eating meat is unholy and defiles the body and putrefies the gut and all this stuff.
- And he explains why eating meat is unholy and defiles the body and putrefies the gut and all this stuff.
Examples
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Soon, black, semi-putrefied cadavers were discovered.
Fiction book (1999) -
Scores of dead pigeons are starting to putrefy in the hot sun.
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Dressed in whatever they were wearing at death, their bodies putrefy under the hot sun.
Blog text (7) -
Scores of dead pigeons putrefy in the hot sun.
Fiction book (1996) -
All that remained was the frog, its guts lying out in the hot sun, putrefying as he watched.
Fiction book (1994) -
The protein will putrefy, and the carbohydrate will ferment.
Blog text (21) -
After the first night, the streets are littered with putrefying vegetable fragments.
Fiction book (1992) -
An oppressive, hot wind blew from the southeast, carrying with it the putrefying stench of decay.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now he is putrefying on his narrow bed, and on the bedside stack of newspapers is a birdcage full of dead canaries.
Fiction book (1992) -
Thousands of pupal cases of flies indicate the bodies were left out to putrefy; art showcasing flies suggests the insects held symbolic meaning for the Moche.
Academic text (2002)
Antonyms
How Decomposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
putrefy = putrid (semi-transparent) = putref + fy
Relation to the adjective 'putrid' is clear in meaning but the Latinate root 'putref-' and the spelling difference make the derivation less obvious to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word putrefy comes from Latin parts meaning 'rot' (putr-) and 'to make' (-fy), and it is related to the common word putrid. So, to putrefy is to 'become rotten' or 'make something rot', usually with a bad smell.