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putrefy

verbCommon GRE wordMore P words

to decay and rot, producing a foul odor

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Putrefy in a sentence

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The discarded fish began to putrefy in the summer heat.

Synonyms
rotdecomposemolder
Antonyms
preservefreshen

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The committee dismissed the proposal as blank, pointing out that its projected revenues depended on conditions no economy had ever sustained.

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Putrefy (verb) means to decay and rot, producing a foul odor
Here is putrefy used in an example sentence: "The discarded fish began to putrefy in the summer heat."
Common synonyms for putrefy include rot, decompose, molder.
Antonyms of putrefy include preserve, freshen.
Putrefy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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