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- verbpetrify (verb) · petrifies (third person present) · petrified (past tense) · petrified (past participle) · petrifying (present participle)
- make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move:"his icy controlled quietness petrified her"
- change (organic matter) into a stony concretion by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit.
Originlate Middle English: from French pétrifier, from medieval Latin petrificare, from Latin petra ‘rock’, from Greek.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.The meaning of PETRIFY is to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter. How to use petrify in a sentence.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petrify1. to convert into stone or a stony substance. 2. to benumb with strong emotion, as fear. 3. to harden; deaden: The tragedy petrified his emotions. 4. to become petrified. [1585–95; < Middle French petrifier. See petri -, -ify] pet′ri•fi`er, n.www.thefreedictionary.com/petrifyDefinition of petrify verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive] petrify somebody to make somebody feel extremely frightened synonym terrify Just the thought of making a speech petrifies me. His icy stare petrified her.www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/engli…PETRIFY definition: 1. to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they are unable to move or speak: 2. If dead…. Learn more.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/petrifyto convert into stone or a stony substance. I was petrified with fear. The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions. petrified, petrifying. to become petrified.www.dictionary.com/browse/petrify
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Petrify means to become stone, hard, or numb, or to turn organic matter into a stony substance. Learn the origin, synonyms, and antonyms of petrify from various dictionaries and sources.
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