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putrefy

v. அழுகிப்போ, பதனழிவுறு, கெட்டுப்போ, சீழ்பிடி, பழு, ஒழுக்கக்கேடுறு.


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Pu"tre*fy, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p. Putrefied (; p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying (.] Etym: [F. putréfier; L. putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere. See Putrid, and -fy.] 1. To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot. 2. To corrupt; to make foul. Private suits do putrefy the public good. Bacon. They would but stink, and putrefy the air. Shak. 3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound. Pu"tre*fy, v. i. Defn: To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. Isa. 1. 6.


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