Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Putrefy

Combine

The most appropriate antonym of the word putrefy is combine.

• Putrefy means "to decompose or rot, especially with the production of foul-smelling substances."
• Combine means "to join or unite two or more things into a single entity."

The other words do not have the opposite meaning of putrefy.

• Destroy means "to cause (something) to cease to exist."
• Decompose means "to break down (something) into its component parts."
• Contaminate means "to make (something) impure or unclean by the introduction of harmful substances."