\Pu"tre*fy\, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p.
{Putrefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putrefying}.] [F. putr['e]fier;
L. putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L.
putrefacere. See {Putrid}, and {-fy}.]
1. To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause
   to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
2. To corrupt; to make foul.
         Private suits do putrefy the public good. --Bacon.
         They would but stink, and putrefy the air. --Shak.
3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an
   ulcer or wound.

\Pu"tre*fy\, v. i.
To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. --Isa. 1. 6.