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Another word for putrefy

Verb

  1. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound

    2. Idioms:
    See also:

    thrive

    better

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Another word for putrefy

Verb
    2. See also:

    decay

    decay

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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.

  • 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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