putrefy vs waste away

putrefy

verb
  • To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous. 

  • To corrupt; to make foul. 

  • To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance. 

  • To reach an advanced stage of decomposition. 

  • To become gangrenous. 

waste away

verb
  • To lose energy and/or become weak and feeble. 

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