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putrefying

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pu·tre·fy  (pytr-f)
v. pu·tre·fied, pu·tre·fy·ing, pu·tre·fies
v.tr.
1. To cause to decay and have a foul odor. See Synonyms at decay.
2. To make gangrenous.
v.intr.
1. To become decayed and have a foul odor.
2. To become gangrenous.

[Middle English putrefien, from Old French putrefier, from Latin putrefacere : puter, putr-, rotten; see p- in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]
Translations
putrefying [ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪɪŋ] adjputrescente
putrefying [ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪɪŋ] adjputrescente


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The very rats, which here and there lay putrefying in its rottenness, were hideous with famine.
But its flesh, putrefying, breeds a certain worm, which, being
If this be hypocrisy, it is a process which shows itself occasionally in us all, to whatever confession we belong, and whether we believe in the future perfection of our race or in the nearest date fixed for the end of the world; whether we regard the earth as a putrefying nidus for a saved remnant, including ourselves, or have a passionate belief in the solidarity of mankind.
 
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