petrify

Definition of Petrify in English :

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Verb

1. petrify

cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned

Example Sentences:
'The horror petrified his feelings'
'Fear petrified her thinking'

2. lapidify, petrify

change into stone

Example Sentences:
'the wood petrified with time'

lapidify

3. ossify, petrify, rigidify

make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

Example Sentences:
'rigidify the training schedule'
'ossified teaching methods'
'slogans petrify our thinking'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Petrify

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verb -fies, -fying or -fied

1. (tr; often passive)

to convert (organic material, esp plant material) into a fossilized form by impregnation with dissolved minerals so that the original appearance is preserved

2.

to make or become dull, unresponsive, insensitive, etc; deaden

3. (tr; often passive)

to stun or daze with horror, fear, etc

Petrify

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpetriˌfied or ˈpetriˌfying

1.

to replace the normal cells of (organic matter) with silica or other mineral deposits; re-form as a stony substance

2.

to make rigid, inflexible, or inert; harden or deaden

3.

to paralyze or make numb, as with fear; stupefy; stun

verb intransitive

4.

to become petrified

Petrify

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tr.v. pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing, pet·ri·fies

1. To convert (wood or other organic matter) into a stony replica by petrifaction.

2. To cause to lose vitality or become impervious to change; deaden: a routine that petrified her thinking.

3. To stun or paralyze with terror; daze.

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