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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | putrefacere, from putrere ( PUTRID) + facere 'to make' |
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Related topics: Biologypu‧tre‧fy
past tense and past participle putrefied, present participle putrefying, third person singular putrefies [intransitive]
past tense and past participle putrefied, present participle putrefying, third person singular putrefies [intransitive] formalHB if a dead animal or plant putrefies, it decays and smells very bad
—putrefaction noun [uncountable]
noun [uncountable]
