putrefy

v. (使)化脓, (使)腐烂, (使)堕落

发音

US /ˈpjutɹəfaɪ/

词形变化

putrefied putrefies 三单 putrefies putrefying putrefying 现在分词 putrefied 过去式 putrefied 过去分词

别名

putrify

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.

  2. 2.

    To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.

  3. 3.

    To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.

  4. 4.

    To become gangrenous.

  5. 5.

    To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.

    to putrefy an ulcer or wound

  6. 6.

    To corrupt; to make foul.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 1

decay

词源

From Middle French putréfier.

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