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pu·tre·fy (pyōṓtrə-fī́)

[Middle English putrefien, from Old French putrefier, from Latin putrefacere, puter, putr-, rotten, + facere, to make.]

verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies. 

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to decay and have a foul odor. See synonyms at decay
  2. To make gangrenous.

intransitive verb 

  1. To become decayed and have a foul odor.
  2. To become gangrenous.