Putrefy is an English word with synonyms like decay. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Putrefy meaning
- To fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.
- To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.
- To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.
Synonyms of Putrefy
Using Putrefy
- The main meaning on this page is: To fester or rot and exude a fetid stench. | To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance. | To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.
- Useful related words include: decay.
- In the example corpus, putrefy often appears in combinations such as: to putrefy.
Context around Putrefy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Putrefy
- In this selection, "putrefy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, making stand out and add context to how "putrefy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include begun to putrefy and corpses would putrefy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "putrefy" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with putrefy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This concept was to be complicated by the fact that the corpse had begun to putrefy. (16 words)
When the natives wish to make oil, they take that cocoanut, and allow the marrowy substance and the water to putrefy. (21 words)
Tanning is a process that stabilizes the protein of the raw hide or skin so it does not putrefy, making it suitable for a wide variety of end applications. (29 words)
The principal difference between raw and tanned hides is that raw hides dry out to form a hard, inflexible material that, when rewetted (or wetted-back) putrefy, while tanned material dries to a flexible form that does not become putrid when wetted-back. (43 words)
The Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 20b) puts it differently: over two consecutive days of full Shabbat restrictions, vegetables would wilt (since they can't be cooked), and unburied corpses would putrefy. (30 words)
Tanning is a process that stabilizes the protein of the raw hide or skin so it does not putrefy, making it suitable for a wide variety of end applications. (29 words)
Example sentences (5)
Tanning is a process that stabilizes the protein of the raw hide or skin so it does not putrefy, making it suitable for a wide variety of end applications.
The principal difference between raw and tanned hides is that raw hides dry out to form a hard, inflexible material that, when rewetted (or wetted-back) putrefy, while tanned material dries to a flexible form that does not become putrid when wetted-back.
The Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 20b) puts it differently: over two consecutive days of full Shabbat restrictions, vegetables would wilt (since they can't be cooked), and unburied corpses would putrefy.
This concept was to be complicated by the fact that the corpse had begun to putrefy.
When the natives wish to make oil, they take that cocoanut, and allow the marrowy substance and the water to putrefy.
Common combinations with putrefy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to putrefy 2×