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putrefy (v.)
mid-15c., from Middle French
putréfier
, from Latin
putrefacere
"to make rotten," from
putrere
"to stink" (see
putrid
) +
facere
"to make, do" (see
factitious
). Related:
Putrefied
;
putrefying
.