putrefact
/ˈpjuːtrɪfakt/rare. Now archaic
verb
[with object] To make putrid, to putrefy.
Origin
Late 16th century. From classical Latin putrefact-, past participial stem of putrefacere to cause to rot or decay from putrēre to be rotten + facere to make.
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