putrefy
To fester or rot and exude a fetid stenchTo fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.
» We slowly putrefy.
Мы медленно разлагаемся.
Meaning
6 sensesTo fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.
тухнутиtuxnuty, протухатиprotuxaty, протухнутиprotuxnuty
To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.
гноїтисяhnojitysja, загноюватисяzahnojuvatysja, загноїтисяzahnojitysja
To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.
гнитиhnyty, згниватиzhnyvaty, згнитиzhnyty
To become gangrenous.
become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.
to putrefy an ulcer or wound
To corrupt; to make foul.
Examples
2 sentencesWe slowly putrefy.
ruМы медленно разлагаемся. — Biga
The kennel was stagnant and filthy. The very rats, which here and there lay putrefying in its rottenness, were hideous with famine.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle French putréfier.From Middle French putréfier.
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Forms
putrefies, putrefying, putrefied, putrefiedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle