Definition of putrefy

• v. t. - To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
• v. t. - To corrupt; to make foul.
• v. t. - To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound.
• v. i. - To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.