putesco

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pūtesco: and pūtisco, pūtŭi, 3,
I v. inch. n. puteo, to rot, putrefy, Cato, R. R. 3, 4: quod si minus idoneae tempestates sint consecutae, putescere semina soleant, Varr. R. R. 1, 34, 1; Cic. Fin. 5, 13, 38; id. N. D. 2, 64, 160; id. Tusc. 1, 43, 102: cur Ajax putescit, Hor. S. 2, 3, 194; Cels. 2, 30 (al. putrescit): non aliā (muriā) quam qua Byzantia putuit orca, has become soaked, imbued with, Hor. S. 2, 4, 66.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pūtēscō¹⁴ et pūtīscō, tŭi, ĕre (puteo), intr., se corrompre, tomber en pourriture : Cato Agr. 3, 4 ; Varro R. 1, 34, 1 ; Cic. Fin. 5, 38 ; Tusc. 1, 102, etc. d. les mss souvent confusion avec putresco.