Definition of Putrefy

to produce a strong odor while decaying

Examples of Putrefy in a sentence

So many soldiers died during the war, with their decomposing bodies left to putrefy in the fields.  

As rotting fruit began to putrefy in the compost pile, flies swarmed the mound.  

The smell of the bodies that had begun to putrefy caused authorities to become suspicious of the abandoned building.  

Water left over from the hurricane swept the area and covered the corpses that quickly started to putrefy.  

The strong odor encompassing the landfill was brought about by organic material that had begun to putrefy.  

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