Pu"tre*fy, v. i. To become putrid;
to decay offensively; to rot. Isa. 1. 6.
Pu"tre*fy (?), v. t. [Written also
putrify.] [imp. & p. p. Putrefied
(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying (?).] [F.
putréfier; L. putrere to be rotten + -
ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See
Putrid, and -fy.] 1. To render
putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to
cause to rot.
2. To corrupt; to make foul.
Private suits do putrefy the public
good.
Bacon.
They would but stink, and putrefy the
air.
Shak.
3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as,
to putrefy an ulcer or wound.