verb transitive

pū^trĕfăcĭo

2nd PP pū^trĕfăcere · 3rd PP pū^trĕfēci · 4th PP pū^trĕfactum · conj. 3rd-io

part. pass passive

pass. pū^trĕfīo, factus, fieri (collat. form of the part. pass. putefactus, Prud. στεφ. 10, 1035) [putreo-facio].

To make rotten; to cause to putrefy;; to become rotten ••

To make rotten, to cause to putrefy; and pass., to become rotten, to putrefy: umor putrefacit deposita semina, Col. 3, 12, 1: stellionem in oleo, Plin. 29, 4, 28, § 90: ut spinarum semina putrefiant, Pall. 1, 33, 1; 10, 9: bove putrefacto, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 5; Lucr. 2, 895: nudatum tectum patere imbribus putrefaciendum, Liv. 42, 3: putrefacta est spina, Ov. M. 15, 389.—

To make friable; to soften •

To make friable, to soften: ardentia saxa infuso aceto putrefaciunt, Liv. 21, 37, 2.

Perseus ID: n39708 Key: putrefacio