Petrified Forest National Park
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petrify


Definition: Meaning of, petrify in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɛtrɪfʌɪ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
petrify petrified petrified
Present Participle Third Person Singular
petrifying petrifies
  1. cause to become stonelike, stiff or dazed and stunned
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  2. change into stone
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    lapidify
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  3. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
    SYNONYM
    rigidify, ossify
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