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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

Here is an example sentence showing putrefy in a sentence.

The discarded fish began to putrefy in the summer heat.

Synonyms
rotdecomposemolder
Antonyms
preservefreshen
Common questions

Questions about “putrefy

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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