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  • 1render putrid — index decay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Putrefied — Putrefy Pu tre*fy, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. {Putrefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putrefying}.] [F. putr[ e]fier; L. putrere to be rotten + ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See {Putrid}, and { fy}.] 1. To render putrid;… …

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  • 3Putrefy — Pu tre*fy, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. {Putrefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putrefying}.] [F. putr[ e]fier; L. putrere to be rotten + ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See {Putrid}, and { fy}.] 1. To render putrid; to cause …

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  • 4Putrefying — Putrefy Pu tre*fy, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. {Putrefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putrefying}.] [F. putr[ e]fier; L. putrere to be rotten + ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See {Putrid}, and { fy}.] 1. To render putrid;… …

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  • 5putrefy — putrefiable, adj. putrefier, n. /pyooh treuh fuy /, v., putrefied, putrefying. v.t. 1. to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor. v.i. 2. to become putrid; rot. 3. to become gangrenous. [1350 1400; ME putrefien < MF putrefier …

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  • 6corrupt — I. v. a. 1. Putrefy, render putrid. 2. Contaminate, taint, defile, pollute, infect, vitiate, spoil. 3. Deprave, demoralize, vitiate, pervert. 4. Debase, falsify, adulterate, sophisticate. 5. Bribe, entice. II. a. 1 …

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  • 7putrefy — I. v. a. Corrupt, rot, render putrid. II. v. n. Rot, decay, decompose, become rotten, become putrid …

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  • 8putrefy — pu•tre•fy [[t]ˈpyu trəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) pat to become putrid; rot 2) pat to become gangrenous 3) pat to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME &LT; MF putrefier &LT; VL *putreficāre, for&#8230; …

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  • 9putrefy — [c]/ˈpjutrəfaɪ / (say pyoohtruhfuy) verb (putrefied, putrefying) –verb (t) 1. to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive smell. –verb (i) 2. to become putrid; rot. 3. to become gangrenous. {Middle English putrefie(n), from Old&#8230; …

  • 10decay — I verb addle, atrophy, be reduced in worth, become enfeebled, become lower in quality, become putrescent, blight, break down, break up, canker, consume, corrode, corrupt, crumble, decline, decompose, decompound, degenerate, depreciate,&#8230; …

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