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Latin
Etymology
From puter + faciō.
Pronunciation
Verb
putrefaciō (present infinitive putrefacere, perfect active putrefēcī, supine putrefactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- to rot or putrefy
Conjugation
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References
- “putrefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “putrefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- putrefacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.