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Related topics: Biologypu·tre·fy /ˈpjuːtrəfaɪ/ verb (putrefied, putrefying, putrefies) [intransitive] formalHB if a dead animal or plant putrefies, it decays and smells very bad 〔死去的动植物〕腐烂 —putrefaction /ˌpjuːtrəˈfækʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusputrefy• Two days dead, the body was beginning to putrefy and the stench made both Benjamin and myself gag.Origin putrefy (1400-1500) Latin putrefacere, from putrere ( → PUTRID) + facere “to make”pu·tre·fy verbChineseSyllable if a putrefies, animal plant or dead Corpus |