Putrefied vs Putrified - What's the difference?
putrefied | putrified |
(putrefy)
To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.
To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.
To become gangrenous.
To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.
To corrupt; to make foul.
* Francis Bacon
* Shakespeare
As verbs the difference between putrefied and putrified
is that putrefied is past tense of putrefy while putrified is past tense of putrify.putrefied
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Verb
(head)putrefy
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Verb
(en-verb)- to putrefy an ulcer or wound
- Private suits do putrefy the public good.
- They would but stink, and putrefy the air.