1640s, from Latin putrescentem (nominative putrescens), present participle of putrescere "grow rotten, moulder, decay," inchoative of putrere "be rotten" (see putrid).
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put-on
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putrefaction
putrefy
putrescence
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putrid
putridity
putsch
putt
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