putrefyv. t.[F. putrfier; 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.()v. i. To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.(Isa. 1. 6.)