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decay
(Physics) To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.
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  1. (Physics) To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.
  2. To rot or decompose
  3. To undergo decay.
rot
To decay morally; become degenerate.
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  1. To decay morally; become degenerate.
  2. To deteriorate through neglect or inactivity; languish or decline:
  3. To decompose gradually by the action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay; spoil
decompose
To rot or cause to rot; decay; putrefy.
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  1. To rot or cause to rot; decay; putrefy.
  2. To rot
  3. To decay; rot or putrefy.
break down
(Ergative) (to cause) to decay, to decompose
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  1. (Ergative) (to cause) to decay, to decompose
  2. (Ergative, figuratively) to divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of
  3. (Ergative, figuratively) to render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally
decay
To lose strength, soundness, health, beauty, prosperity, etc. gradually; waste away; deteriorate
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  1. To lose strength, soundness, health, beauty, prosperity, etc. gradually; waste away; deteriorate
  2. (Physics) To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.
  3. To fall into ruin:
decompose
To rot or cause to rot; decay; putrefy.
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  1. To rot or cause to rot; decay; putrefy.
  2. To separate or break down something into its components; to disintegrate or fragment
  3. To become broken down into components; disintegrate.
deteriorate
To grow worse; degenerate:
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  1. To grow worse; degenerate:
  2. To make or become worse; lower in quality or value; depreciate
  3. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
disintegrate
(Physics & Chemistry) To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation.
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  1. (Physics & Chemistry) To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation.
  2. To undergo or cause to undergo a nuclear transformation as a result of radioactive decay or a nuclear reaction
  3. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.
molder
To cause to crumble.
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  1. To cause to crumble.
  2. To crumble into dust; decay; waste away
  3. To decay to dust, to disintegrate from rot.
rot
To fall or pass (off, away, etc.) by decaying
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  1. To fall or pass (off, away, etc.) by decaying
  2. To decay morally; become degenerate.
  3. To disappear or fall by decaying:
spoil
To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
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  1. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  2. To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
  3. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
taint
To affect or associate with something undesirable or reprehensible:
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  1. To affect or associate with something undesirable or reprehensible:
  2. To affect with putrefaction or decay; spoil
  3. To become tainted
turn
To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side:
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  1. To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side:
  2. To get by buying and selling:
  3. To divert or deflect:
Find another word for putrefy. In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for putrefy, like: decay, rot, putresce, decompose, decay, break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate and molder.

Sentence Examples

  • 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.

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

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

  • putrefy animal flesh, producing a strong rotting odor.

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

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