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putrefy
Verb
  • ∙ To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.
  • ∙ To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.
  • ∙ To become gangrenous.
  • ∙ To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.
  • ∙ To corrupt; to make foul.