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putrefyverb to go through decompositionwe traced the bad smell to a dead skunk putrefying under the house break down, corrupt, decay, decompose, disintegrate, fester, foul, mold, molder, perish(chiefly British), rot, spoil sour, turn, turn off(British)contaminate, defile, pollute, taintaddle, curdle, fermentmortifyrustcrumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, wither fall apart, go to seed(or run to seed) age, develop, grow, mature, ripenrefresh, renew, restorecleanse, purifyassemble, compose, integrateameliorate, better, improve, meliorate decay, decompose, rot, putrefy, spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution.decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection.a decaying mansion decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption.the strong odor of decomposing vegetation rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness.fruit was left to rot in warehouses putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell.corpses putrefying on the battlefield spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods.keep the ham from spoiling in the 14th century |