1. Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process. Wiseman.
2. Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction.
— Pu``tre*fac"tive*ness, n.
PUTREFY 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.
PUTREFY
Pu"tre*fy, v. i.
Defn: To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. Isa. 1. 6.
PUTRESCE
Pu*tresce", v. i. [See Putrescent.]
Defn: To become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy.