PUTREFIES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

putrefies

verb

present tense third-person singular of putrefy

as in decomposes

to go through decomposition we traced the bad smell to a dead skunk putrefying under the house

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Named for the Frenchman Joseph Fourier, the Fourier transform decomposes any function into a set of simple waves, each with a different frequency, or tone.

— Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
The research team enabled a room-temperature, four-electron chemical reaction path that forms and decomposes lithium oxide, which expands available energy storage.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026

Definition of decomposes

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Even those who can afford to stay suffer losses in home equity and lifestyle as the community around them disintegrates or disappears.

— The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
None are quite about the conflicting frames of reference and value that arise when an ancient cultural formation disintegrates and a successor has yet to take its place.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of disintegrates

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In my experience, environment, culture, clarity, psychological safety and pace determine whether talent produces or rots.

— Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
And be prepared to top off the soil in the future as the remaining root system rots away, causing the soil to sag.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of rots

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By writing an out-of-the-money call and an out-of-the-money put for late October, traders can harvest the elevated premium as time value rapidly decays.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
This radioisotope decays into technetium-99m, an essential diagnostic imaging agent used to detect cancer and cardiovascular disease.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

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