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^trĕfăcĭo , fēci, factum, 3, v. a., and in
I.pass. ^trĕfīo , factus, fieri (collat. form of the part. pass. putefactus, Prud. στεφ. 10, 1035) [putreo-facio].
I. 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.—
II. To make friable, to soften: “ardentia saxa infuso aceto putrefaciunt,Liv. 21, 37, 2.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 15.389
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2.895
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 37
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 42, 3
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 3.12.1
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