Putrefy
Putrefy , transitive verb
[French putréfier; Latin putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; compare Latin 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.
They would but stink, and putrefy the air.
3.
To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.
Putrefy , intransitive verb
To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. — Isa. 1. 6