putrefy

Definition

To fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.

Etymology

From Middle French putréfier.

Example Sentences

• "In the Middle Ages, for instance, a recipe for sex stimulation required the putrefied flesh of a human corpse, together with both human and animal testes and ovaries, pimento, and alcohol."
• "to putrefy an ulcer or wound"
• "Private suits do putrefy the public good."