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Putrefy
To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
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Broader term 1
To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail;…
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The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.
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The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.
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Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process.
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Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process.
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of Rot
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of Rot
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Entails 1
To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate ma…
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