how to pronounce putrefy

/ˈpjuː.tɹɪ.faɪ/

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putrefy is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of putrefy

verb:

To reach an advanced stage of decomposition.
To become gangrenous.
To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous.
To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance.
To corrupt; to make foul.

putrefy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word putrefy occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics putrefy can be related to

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1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;