Putrefy synonyms

pyo͝o'trə-fī'

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decay
To fall into ruin:
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rot
To deteriorate through neglect or inactivity; languish or decline:
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putresce
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decompose
To rot or cause to rot; decay; putrefy.
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corrupt
To cause to become rotten; spoil:
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crumble
To fall apart; to disintegrate.
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deteriorate
To weaken or disintegrate; decay:
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disintegrate
To disintegrate is defined as to break apart and fall to pieces.
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spoil
To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use. [from 16th c.]
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taint
To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
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break down
(Ergative, figuratively) to render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally
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molder
To crumble to dust; disintegrate.
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turn
To become sour:
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go-bad
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go-to-pot
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go-to-seed
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better (related)
To a greater extent or degree:
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thrive (related)
To grow vigorously or luxuriantly; improve physically
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putrefaction (related)
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putrid (related)
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foul-smell (related)
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congeal (related)
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shrivel up (related)
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Find another word for putrefy. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for putrefy, like: decay, rot, putresce, decompose, corrupt, crumble, deteriorate, disintegrate, spoil, taint and break down.
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Putrefy Sentence Examples

  • As more fibreless processed foods putrefy in the intestines, becoming a feeding ground for harmful bacteria, colonies of acidophilus suffer immensely.

  • If food were combined improperly, Diamond claimed it caused food to "putrefy and ferment" within the intestinal tract instead of being digested.

  • They increase as bacteria putrefy animal flesh, producing a strong rotting odor.

  • In the early process for extracting the oil the livers were allowed to putrefy in wooden tubs, when oils of two qualities, one called "pale oil," and the other "light brown oil," successively rose to the surface and were drawn off.

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